San Diego is a town filled with losers
T.J. SIMERS
It's no wonder the people there are jealous of L.A., where all the winners reside.
DINKY TOWN DOWN SOUTH -- What a treat for the small-town losers in San Diego, the local yokels saddled with bad football and baseball teams again, but catching a break finally and getting a glimpse of the Los Angeles Dodgers as they move toward yet another World Series title.
No autographs, please, the boys are busy preparing for the first round of the playoffs against the Cubs, which explains why they really couldn't take the Padres seriously.
As for Chargers fans, they are trying to decide if life is worth living, a question they seemingly have to contemplate every year.
All together now: "San Diego Super Chargers!
"We're coming your way, we're gonna dazzle you with our super play. The time has come" to apparently fall flat on our face masks once again
If only the yokels had what it takes to make it up north, and enjoy what the Dodgers, Angels, Lakers and Trojans have to offer. But I guess somebody has to live down here.
The Chargers have been picked by some experts to win the Super Bowl, but the Spanos Goofs and their band of heartbreakers regularly fall shy of expectations, which might explain why the team was the only one unable to sell out the opener -- a TV station buying tickets so the game could be shown here locally.
As a result, everyone down here got the chance to watch their heroes fold, Carolina scoring on the last play, and the Chargers sport a worse winning percentage than the Padres, who are 32 games below. 500.
San Diego Super Chargers!
"This was one of those September NFL eye-openers, a mimosa with a gallon of Red Bull for legs, a Bloody Mary with not enough caffeine in its blood," wrote San Diego Union-Tribune columnist Nick Canepa. "When you get up the following morning after one of these losses, the room still hasn't stopped spinning."
When everyone in the big city woke up Monday, the Dodgers and Angels were in first place.
L.A. has USC, and San Diego has San Diego State, losers to Cal Poly SLO recently. L.A. has the Lakers, and San Diego still has the Clippers in their background.
San Diego has a minor league outfit in the Padres and Norv Turner as Chargers coach, while the Dodgers are managed by the great Joe Torre and the media.
As for Monday, it really didn't matter what happened here. The Dodgers were due for a letdown, the Diamondbacks dead and matched against Giants sensation Tim Lincecum.
