He knew the score, and now so do Chargers fans

The Chargers lost.

What a shock.

Ha, ha, ha.

\o7"San De-ago Sup-er Chargers, San De-ago Sup-er Chargers!"

\f7Come on, sing along:

"San De-ago Sup-er ... "

Ha, ha, ha.

Poor Ralphie. Sorry, I mean poor Marty.

Ha, ha, ha.

\o7"We're coming your way,

"We're gonna dazzle you with our super play.... "

\f7And then one of our lunkhead cornerbacks will ruin it by hitting someone after the play and getting nailed with a penalty.

\o7"San De-ago Sup-er Chargers ... we won't let up a minute,

"We're going all the way -- all the way!"

\f7OK, so maybe not all the way.

More than 1,000 folks from San Diego e-mailed a few weeks ago, appalled that anyone would suggest the Chargers were doomed to fall short of the Super Bowl with poor Ralphie in charge. Sorry, poor Marty.

"Get a life," e-mailed Cody Meyer a few weeks back. "You wish you lived in San Diego and had the Chargers to root for. Have fun watching the Chargers win the Super Bowl."

I've got to say, I had a great time watching them play on Sunday.

Ha, ha, ha.

"Where is L.A.'s football team? Why would I want to live in L.A., so I can get stuck in traffic and live in an area of higher crime? Ha and again HA! When the Chargers win the Super Bowl, don't cry," wrote someone on behalf of the "Nisleit Family in San Diego."

The front page of the San Diego Union-Tribune sports website shows a picture of a Chargers fan sobbing. No way of telling if it's a Nisleit.

Ha, ha, ha.

Didn't hear from a single fan in San Diego on Sunday night, or Monday for that matter. Not one word of thanks for warning them this was going to happen.

Ha, ha, ha.

\o7"The time has come,

"You know we're shooting for No. 1\f7," as the song goes.

Shamu is No. 1! Shamu is No. 1! Shamu is No. 1! We'll take what we can get! We'll take what we can get! We'll take what we can get!

Ha, ha, ha.

I hate the Super Bowl week, all the media, the NFL-orchestrated news conferences, and so I worked out a deal with the sports editor. I would go to Miami if San Diego advanced to the Super Bowl and make fun of the Spanos Goofs. Otherwise, I'd stay here and make fun of the Lakers and Clippers. I wasn't surprised, of course, when I heard Kobe was suddenly a big L.T. fan. I can just hear Kobe now: \o7See what happens when you pass the ball.

\f7Ha, ha, ha.