Chicago Cubs: Who’s complaining about the idea of a shortened season?

Those in and around the Chicago Cubs have mentioned a shortened regular season this year. Should it be a sticking point moving forward?

Recently I was tuned into my favorite Chicago Cubs television program and felt like I was in a line at the complaint department.  Our favorite dee-jays of Cubs greatness were discussing the weather delay games, having to travel for makeup games and the long season. If you are a baseball player or make your living off the game by attending (like broadcasters) than saying that the season is too long, is not about baseball at all, it’s about going to work. Complaining that the season is too long sounds more like, “I don’t want to go to work and want more time off.”

Really?  Who doesn’t?

We all want to go home early or not come in some days. We want more days off. We want days off ‘with’ our family, and days off ‘for’ our family. We want maternity, paternity and any other baby days off. We want sick days, injury days, holidays and performance award days off. We want days off for weather, holidays and vacation. We are a society of “complainers” of the highest order but we really bring it to work when talking about time off. The Cubs have not been immune to this sentiment.

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Imagine giving Cubs broadcasters, players, coaches and management the shorter season they want. You’ve still got complaints. This time, the beer and hot dog vendors, Cubs souvenir shop owners, local restaurants and watering holes and most importantly, fans would be lining up for their pound of flesh. They don’t want a shortened season, they want more games!

I’m the last guy that wants to see players get hurt or injured and perhaps looking at conditioning as opposed to a shortened season is the conversation those with health concerns should have. There’s a lot more merit to that conversation than trying to shorten the Major League Baseball season. Not many people complain about trying to do things healthier.

I can’t help the folks with the hanger jobs like our broadcasters. We understand it must suck to travel and be on time and wait for delays and eat out at restaurants, being away from home and family…

I got it!

Stop by the HR department and fill out a form with your concerns; now please get on with the game!