The Windy City was already looking ahead at potential dates to schedule a victory parade in case this would be the year for the Chicago Cubs.

With a National League best, 97-64 record, the Cubbies were in position to rescue Steve Bartman’s reputation by bringing a World Series title back to Chicago . . .but Joe Torre and the L.A. Dodgers had a different idea.

Their plan included embarrassing and bitch-slapping the listless Cubs, sending them packing after a dominating three-game sweep. The series was never a contest with the Dodgers outscoring the lethargic Cubs 20-6.

The only “curse” this organization has, is not knowing how to show up for the playoffs, and until they do, they will continue to add to their 100 year streak without the victory parade.

The Cubs are 0-9 in their last nine playoff games and have not had a post-season victory since 2003, but Bartman, who may be hiding in a remote cave in Afghanistan with Bin Laden, certainly cannot be blamed for this one.

This was more than a standard spank, this was a classic bitch-slap.

Expectations were sky high and the team decided not to show up for the entire series and were dominated. Cubbies, you are the runaway winner of the Sports Climax Bitch-Slap-of-the-Week.

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