Is There Anything Sexier than Cards-Cubs?

All anybody wants to talk about is the Yankees and the Red Sox. The greatest rivalry in baseball. The greatest rivalry in sports. The Great Bambino. Derek Jeter. Alex Rodriguez. Mariano Rivera. Dice-K. Manny Ramirez. Big Papi. Curt Shilling. The Boss. Joe Torre. Blah, blah, blah.

Get over it, national media. Get over it ESPN. Get over it Fox. As of 12:23 P.M. on Friday, the top three stories on ESPN.com's baseball page had the words "New York Yankees" and "Boston Red Sox" in the first paragraph. There wasn't a single mention of the Cardinals and the Cubs weekend rivalry series on the ENTIRE page. Are you kidding me?

Last weekend, the national media pretty much failed to realize that they were even playing baseball in Chicago. While the Red Sox disposed, three games to none, of the Yankees, the Cardinals and Cubs played an "instant classic" on Sunday night. Both teams came from behind, the game went into extra innings, then baseball's greatest player hit the longest homerun of the season in dramatic fashion to eventually win it for the Cardinals. You know what the opening highlight on ESPN was? A series of clips from Boston-New York.

Don't get me wrong, I understand how it all works. I don't really blame ESPN for playing towards their coast audiences, they're trying to make money. We all are. But it boggles my mind that they'd put those highlights before a game that will surely go immediately into their "instant classic" archive. They'll be showing that Cardinals-Cubs game for years to come...and it didn't even lead on their nightly Sportscenter. Pathetic.

Sounds like a rant, doesn't it? Well, it is. The Cardinals and the Cubs are sexier than Jessica Simpson, Jessica Alba, and Jessica Biel combined. The Cardinals and the Cubs are sexier Madonna in her prime. Sexier than Marilyn Monroe and her wind blown skirt. If you're a chick, it's sexier than David Beckham and Tom Brady in a hot tub together. It's sexier than Brad Pitt in Fight Club. Why does the National Media keep getting this wrong? Why do they not care?

This rivalry is more exciting than the Red Sox-Yankees, anyway. It's about baseball, not about politics. It's about America's pasttime, not a baseball edition of another FOX reality show. It's about the players on the field, not about some multi-millionaire dollar GM and another young, hip GM from Boston. Neither of whom could hold a candle to Walt Jocketty.

Tonight Jason Marquis goes against his former team, the defending World Champions at that. Rich Hill will pitch this weekend as well, one of the best in the game thus far this season. Two of the best first basemen in the majors are playing against each other. One of the hottest hitters in the league in Aramis Ramirez will be on the field. Lou Pinellia and Tony LaRussa will be trying to outwit each other. Jim Edmonds and Scott Rolen..two of the greatest defensive players of all time will be there. Young, exciting talents such as Chris Duncan and Ryan Theriot will be on hand.

Or you could watch New York-Boston and see a bunch of overpaid...nevermind.

You know what, screw it. I wish my rant could changes but it won't. Do yourself a favor this weekend and watch the Cardinals and Cubs at Busch. Save the hogwash, whiny, sissy soap opera crap for daytime weekly television. Right where it belongs.

Go Cardinals!