Home› The Porch

Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder goes to bat for the Chicago Cubs

demetriosdemetrios Posts: 94,111
in The Porch

Take Eddie Vedder out to the ball game.

The Pearl Jam frontman, 55, lived out every baseball fan’s fantasy, enjoying a four-day vacation in Mesa, Arizona, last week with his beloved Chicago Cubs.

Vedder, an Illinois native, was photographed in the outfield before taking a swing at home plate.

With pitchers and catchers set to report for spring training next week, the Cubs’ quest to return to World Series glory begins.

In 2016, Vedder watched the Cubs clinch the National League pennant, sitting in team president Theo Epstein’s private suite. Chicago went on to defeat the Cleveland Indians for the World Series championship, ending the club’s 108-year drought.

“I’m totally speechless,” Vedder told CBS Chicago after the win. “I’m in a state of excited shock.”







Comments

  • SB117186SB117186 Posts: 346
    Awesome!!
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,585
    Thats really cool. Living the dream.
  • cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    They could probably use him
  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,595


    Love to know what happened here. Looks a little short of homebase.  Some high heat maybe!
  • darwinstheorydarwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 6,723
    This guy lives the life! Looks like an awesome time.
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • Falling DownFalling Down Posts: 824
    PJNB said:


    Love to know what happened here. Looks a little short of homebase.  Some high heat maybe!
    Vedder on IR. North American tour cancelled. 

    Montreal 98, 00, 03, 05, 11
    Toronto 03, 06, 11
    Ottawa 05, 11
    Quebec 05; Saratoga 00; Boston 04; Toledo 04
    Albany 06; Honolulu 06; Hartford 08
    Costa Rica 11
    London (Ont.), Hartford 13
    Quebec, Fenway 1 + 2 16; London 18
    EV Montreal (2), Berkeley II, Albany, Boston, London (UK)

  • cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    Falling Down said:
    PJNB said:


    Love to know what happened here. Looks a little short of homebase.  Some high heat maybe!
    Vedder on IR. North American tour cancelled. 
    You obviously didnt have tickets to JazzFest 2011!! Lol.  
  • SpunkieSpunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 6,814
    Demetrios: you make the best posts!
  • BennyLaRueBennyLaRue Posts: 751
    Waiting for someone to get upset because Vedder supports baseball and the Astros cheated.
  • mdgsolomdgsolo Posts: 796
    Falling Down said:
    PJNB said:


    Love to know what happened here. Looks a little short of homebase.  Some high heat maybe!
    Vedder on IR. North American tour cancelled. 

    No kidding!  Someone put that boy in a bubble until the tour!  Don't go breaking an arm before we travel to see you, 'lil buddy
  • gotthebottlegotthebottle San Diego Posts: 2,968
    I LOVE IT!! 
    My 2 favorite things...GO CUBS GO
  • OjamajoeOjamajoe Posts: 14
    Lucky guy!
  • Foriginal SinForiginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,828
    I was there for 2 of those days. Chris Chelios was playing catcher. So awesome
    Chicago 6/29/98, Alpine Valley(EV) 6/13/99, Alpine Valley 10/08/00, Chicago 10/09/00, Phoenix 10/20/00, Orlando 4/12/03, Tampa 4/13/03, San Diego 6/05/03, Vegas 6/06/03, Phoenix 6/07/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Orlando 10/08/04, D.C. 10/11/04, Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, LA 7/12/08, Chicago 8/23/09, Chicago 8/24/09, LA 10/07/09, San Diego 10/09/09 (Front Row Center, Finally), Phoenix(EV) 11/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Phoenix 11/19/13, Denver 10/22/14, Wrigley 8/20/16, Wrigley 8/22/16
  • Foriginal SinForiginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,828
    Falling Down said:
    PJNB said:


    Love to know what happened here. Looks a little short of homebase.  Some high heat maybe!
    Vedder on IR. North American tour cancelled. 
    Solo tour 2011 right there. 
    Chicago 6/29/98, Alpine Valley(EV) 6/13/99, Alpine Valley 10/08/00, Chicago 10/09/00, Phoenix 10/20/00, Orlando 4/12/03, Tampa 4/13/03, San Diego 6/05/03, Vegas 6/06/03, Phoenix 6/07/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Orlando 10/08/04, D.C. 10/11/04, Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, LA 7/12/08, Chicago 8/23/09, Chicago 8/24/09, LA 10/07/09, San Diego 10/09/09 (Front Row Center, Finally), Phoenix(EV) 11/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Phoenix 11/19/13, Denver 10/22/14, Wrigley 8/20/16, Wrigley 8/22/16
  • PixeltenderPixeltender nyc Posts: 79
    couldn't resist making this


  • BennyLaRueBennyLaRue Posts: 751
    Nice
  • pulling69pulling69 KBTL Posts: 987
    He flew there on a private jet so now this Cubs things sucks.
    "Populated with every reject and cutthroat from Bombay to Calcutta. It's worse than Detroit."
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,971

  • PixeltenderPixeltender nyc Posts: 79
    collect the whole set!
  • mvwmvw Posts: 1,691
    Pixeltender said:
    couldn't resist making this



    Seriously though, He kind of looks like those guys in your baseball card collection from the 80’s that you never knew and wondered how half of them were even athletes and how fabulous the other half’s mustaches were.
  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,319
    Awesome. Good for him.  So cool he gets to do things like this with the team he grew up being passionate about. 
  • SpunkieSpunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 6,814
    mdgsolo said:
    Falling Down said:
    PJNB said:


    Love to know what happened here. Looks a little short of homebase.  Some high heat maybe!
    Vedder on IR. North American tour cancelled. 

    No kidding!  Someone put that boy in a bubble until the tour!  Don't go breaking an arm before we travel to see you, 'lil buddy
    I have Saran Wrap?
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 94,111
    https://instagram.com/p/B8IXSUzHWUv/embed/


  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 94,111
    pjl44 said:


    Pixeltender said:
    couldn't resist making this



    Wonderful!
Sign In or Register to comment.