No mercy. No let up. No prisoners.

My Italian true love is pulling against Germany. In the World Cup finals. And why is that? Because Germany humiliated Brazil, 7-1, in the semi-finals. She says that running up the score was unnecessary. That after scoring three or four goals, Germany should have eased up. And merely coasted. Rather than keep rubbing it in. She saw Brazilian youth crying. Saddened. Grieving. Now it’s time for the Germans to get their comeuppance for what she deems an act of cruelty. Anyway, I’m pulling for Germany. Because I like sport played with a killer instinct. I wish that’s the way my Chicago Cubs played baseball. With swagger. With no qualms of conscience. If the opponent happens to be humiliated, so be it. Last night, the Cubs built a 5-0 lead over the Reds. Then apparently decided to coast. To be kind-hearted. Rather than humiliate the Reds. Instead, the Cubs were humiliated. They lost the game, 6-5. Time for the Cubs to recruit Germans. Players that play the game with a killer instinct. No mercy. No let up. No prisoners. --Jim Broede