Over the years, many people have sought to find reasons for the Chicago Cubs’ 100-years-and-counting championship drought. The more realistic Cubs fans usually blame a combination of inept ownership and poor talent development, but that hasn’t stopped people from blaming, goats, curses, youth sports coaches, or even God for the team’s struggles.

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Not that we believe in any of that mumbo jumbo, but there seems to be a lot of truth in the old saying, “what goes around, comes around.” So when the Cubs’ security guards kicked 88-year-old retired equipment manager Yosh Kawano out of the clubhouse a couple weeks ago, it made it that much easier to understand why the Cubs never seem to catch a break. Karma - you’re doing it wrong.

WBBM-AM in Chicago, whose old “Newsradio 78″ jingle will forever be burned in our brain, has the scoop:

The Chicago Cubs will reach out to longtime former equipment manager Yosh Kawano after the team icon known for his floppy white hat was asked by security to leave Wrigley Field on a day the team was out of town.The incident occurred two weeks ago when Kawano went to the park to visit members of the grounds crew. Three security guards approached him and told him he had been spotted on the concourse security cameras and had to leave.

Kawano worked for the Cubs for 65 years and just finally retired last year. He visits Wrigley Field frequently, so it’s not like he’s unknown around those parts. Heck, the Cubs named the freaking clubhouse after him 25 years ago; one would think he’d be accorded a little more respect than to be booted from the premises.

But this is the Chicago Cubs we’re talking about. They don’t do anything right, why should this be any different? They might have a reputation amongst casual fans as a happy-go-lucky, fan-friendly organization, but as anyone who has worked for the Tribune Company recently could tell you, the truth couldn’t be much more different.