When You Bet Against the Sox

Nobody expected the Chicago Cubs to be done with the postseason by now, or at least sooner than their south side rivals - especially not Mr. Krebs. But a bet is a bet, and a vice principal must stay true to his word…

Each year, Mrs. Elliott and Mr. Krebs have a little bet about which Chicago baseball team will have a better record at the end of the season. With both the Cubs and the Sox in the playoffs together for the first time in over 100 years, they decided to up the ante: whichever team lasted longer in the postseason would win the bet. The prize: well, anybody who saw Mr. Krebs on Wedneday knows that. "I lost 1 to nothing," said a somewhat humiliated Mr. Krebs Wednesday morning.

Mrs. Elliott, who has been a Chicago White Sox fan her "whole life and then some" has had this ongoing bet with Mr. Krebs every year for quite some time. She supplied the fabulous White Sox outfit Mr. Krebs sported all day Wednesday, including the hat which she picked up at a garage sale. Had the Sox not outlasted the Cubs this year in the postseason she would have been decked out in Cubs apparell "just as any right-thinking American should," Mr. Krebs was quick to point out. Mrs. Elliott feels no remorse for her part in thourougly humiliating ACC’s beloved vice principal, "except for the poor homeless guy whose hat I got at a garage sale." When asked if they will be at it again, Mrs. Elliott replied, "Absolutely," while Mr. Krebs stated, "Any Cubs fan wouldn’t be smart enough not to do it again." Well, Mr. Krebs, I guess there’s always next year. Thanks for being such a good sport.