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Hope y'all enjoyed watching the Chargers lose today. Somehow, we're finding it a guilty pleasure.

We asked for your opinions about whether you're tired of having the San Diego Super Chargers forced onto KCBS Channel 2 every weekend -- no matter how good or bad they are -- and be subjected to the NFL's blackout rules.

We posted the petition online, asking that you either sign it or give us your rebuttals.

As of Sunday morning, we've got a whopping 17 signatures. And we got these rebuttals:

Lou Filliger of Woodland Hills: "Count me as an L.A. resident who loves and follows the Chargers and is very grateful to have the games on every weekend. As far as this weekend's game (10/1), Chargers at Baltimore, it's a battle of two undefeated teams - numbers 4 and 6 in the NFL power rankings. So it also happens to be the best game on.
"In general, I wish the L.A. columnists and sports fans would get behind the Chargers a bit more. Billy Witz is the only columnist I know of who ever has anything good to say about the Chargers. Come on, L.A. NFL fans, it's not like there's another team here to root for...
"Having lived in both San Diego and L.A., there's this holier than thou attitude rampant in both cities that, frankly, ends up doing a disservice at both ends. We're all SoCal. Stop this petition drive. (First time I've ever petitioned a petition!)"

Douglas Graham Gillard of Palmdale: "This may come as a surprise to you and that clown from Simi Valley but thousands of Charger fans also live in Los Angeles county! It was bad enough when some nitwit at NBC decided that a Bengals-Browns game would be more desireable than a Broncos-Chargers game (this happened in the nineties) but now you miopic, local yokals are lobbying to deny me any games of my favorite team also! Don't give none of that best game possible bullshiot either! If a game between two first place teams that have outscored their opponents 137 to 27 is a good game then what is? I may be asking for two much but can you tell me why you have such a hard on for the SAN DIEGO CHARGERS and the city of San Diego?"

Jim Meser of Simi Valley (the reader mentioned in the previous email): "Obviously the Ravens/Chargers match up this week should be on the tube but last week's Titans/Chargers dreck should NOT have been. That is all I am trying to say. Personally, I have nothing against the city of San Diego. I just don't think the NFL should annex Los Angeles as part of San Diego. And they say George Bush practices nation building? At least the people in Iraq got to vote. When do I get to dip my finger in India Ink and cast my vote for NO MORE CHARGERS? ... As for his "clown" comment... Gosh, I haven't been called a "clown" since the nuns back in elementary school."

Comments

Good luck ever getting to see the absolute best game each week - no matter what market you're in. For one thing, there's no way of knowing in advance which games will be good and which will be flops.

I personally think that the Chargers' defeat of the previously undefeated Colts was possibly the single best game of 2005. I know I sure enjoyed it....

Directv. NFL Sunday Ticket. Get with the program people!

You go ahead and get Direct TV and NFL Sunday Ticket. I'm saving for my retirement. It's enough of an outrage to have to pay the basic cable bill, for a service that used to be offered for free.

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