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RE: Confessions of a Recovering Chicago Cub Hater: Part One
I went to one Cubs game a few years back and reached a conclusion similar to yours: many Cubs fans are just 'drinking' fans... baseball is a sideshow.
I described it like, "Hey! We're gonna go to this big park where everyone is hanging out, getting hammered and have a great time! There's some weird guys in uniforms doing weird shit on a field, but we yell at them sometimes and its fun. No, its cool! Bring your blue hat!"
All that said, I DO love this Cubs team and I'm hoping they win.
Two Reasons:
- They're underdogs, and I generally root for underdogs.
- They're a fun, young, talented, respectable team of professionals. Javier Baez has been mind blowing. Anthony Rizzo is amazing to watch. Russel Addison hitting that grand slam floored me. Just a fun team to watch.
Their postseason has been another of many reminders of why I love baseball!
Great post, @hanshotfirst!
2 years ago my son's little league team was the Cubs. I told him that he would be the only Cub I would ever root for.... but this team is just so damn likeable.
The second part of this is going to feature Joe Maddon... who is simply awesome.