I’m sorry to have to bring up NFL preseason fans and betting experts that are convinced they know how to bet the preseason. I get football fans are looking for something right now and baseball doesn’t do it for them. I feel sorrier for fans that think the preseason means anything than seeing who escapes without major injuries.

Locally, I blame the Chicago media, the same folks that couldn’t stop talking about the Cubs ability to score runs at will-at least for awhile. They also equated runs by homer as something more magical than the Trix rabbit or the Lucky charms leprechaun. Which will have less bearing on the final results for the Bears or Cubs, that early season home run total or how the Bears fared against the Bills last night? Again, both were entertaining.

During the Cubs recent swoon, which his coincided with the Brewers crazy run, everyone in town has either been making weak excuses or missing the obvious (that they overvalued the team early on). Either way, the guys covering the team have pointed at the schedule as a means of turning things around-without actually looking at the opponents and honestly assessing the teams’ strengths and weaknesses. Last week, the Brewers pounded the Pirates on route to a three-game sweep. They outscored the Pirates 33-6 and got 38 hits. After a horrible roadtrip, the Cubs returned home to face those hapless Pirates in a three-game set. At the very least they should have been able to get right against a Skenesless rotation and staff. Instead, the Cubs outscored Pittsburgh 9-7 in eking out 2 wins before the Brewers came to town. The Cubs couldn’t muster a single homer over the weekend. While the hometown broadcasters sort of blamed the conditions for the power outage, Jack Suwinski and Tommy Pham outhomered the Cubs 2-0.

So where does Lulu come in and why was her voice the perfect balm for what ailed me. After following the Cubs 7-0 loss in the first game of today’s doubleheader with Milwaukee, I needed a break from all of the blather on the Cubs radio network, I stumbled on an oldies station just in time to hear the theme song from “To Sir with Love,” as sung (beautifully) by Lulu. Thankfully, neither the lyrics nor the movie have anything to do with baseball. Rather, it’s a sweet song that evokes calm, even if the movie is anything but at times.

Lulu was one of many singers and young Hollywood hopefuls that were introduced in 1960’s movies, many of which were the beach variety. Trying to match up with those introduced in the 60’s with those that had success beyond the movie is no different than following through with baseball prospects on multiple-player rookie cards.

Whatever happens in the second game doesn’t really matter. I’m at peace with the world. Thank you, Lulu!