We all want immediate gratification at one time, or another. We want the rotation changed, the manager fired, a new general manager, some head to roll when things don't work the way we imagined they would. It's human nature, and the fuel that drives talk radio.

Some dreams never reach the sky, some wars never end, but in 2005 Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn won the World Series, which Reinsdorf made clear was more gratifying than all the titles he won with the Bulls and Michael Jordan. At the winter meetings in Dallas, Reinsdorf and Einhorn stood together in the lobby and reminisced about the joy of the run, yet with remarkable humility.

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