New cubs fans?

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  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    I jumped the GA fence during night two!!!!!
  • glennb2112
    glennb2112 memphis Posts: 248
    kasedoug said:

    Must be a lot of new Cubs fans. Saw a lot of them behind home plate overreacting to routine fly balls, thinking they were going out. Watch the fielder, not the ball.
    Go Dodgers.

    There are usually no fans behind the plate in LA . That is until the 4th inning or the phony celebs trying to get camera time.
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    buck502000 said:

    I jumped the GA fence during night two!!!!!

    It was like 3 feet.....Did you jump it or step over it?
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,998
    Rooting for the cubs the first year they are expected to win... how convenient lol
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    DewieCox said:

    All you new Cubs fans will fit right in with the "old" fans. You started paying attention around the same time.

    *not referring to the ones around here that have been bitching about their shortcomings for years.

    Not true at all. Wrigley sells out even when they suck ass.
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Doesn't mean they're paying attention
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    Find me a stadium where all 40k people are.
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    I'm not a fan but not a hater either. You can't disparage Cubs fans. They are as loyal and committed as fans get.
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,892
    I'm cheering for the Jay's but it doesn't look too good for them, so I'll cheer for the cubs if the Jay's aren't in the world series. I'll admit I was a bit disappointed there were no Cubs games at Wrigley when I was there for PJ (I flew in a day early, and left a few days after the 2nd show). We did end up driving up to Milwaukee (as I'd never been to Wisconsin) and seeing a Brewers came. Not this is was epic, but I love the whole beer themed baseball team thing :)
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,909
    kasedoug said:

    Must be a lot of new Cubs fans. Saw a lot of them behind home plate overreacting to routine fly balls, thinking they were going out. Watch the fielder, not the ball.
    Go Dodgers.

    There are a LOT of new Cubs fans in Chicago lately. If the Cubs win, I'll be happy for all the real Cubs fans that have suffered for so long, but I can't stand all these dipshits that just jump on the bandwagon.
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    Wrigley was the first ballpark other than Fenway that I ever visited. That was in 1985. I wouldn't call myself a fan necessarily but I have always had a soft spot for them ever since. Also, as a Red Sox fan it is hard to root against Theo and Jon Lester. Hope this is their year.
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  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,769
    JimmyV said:

    Wrigley was the first ballpark other than Fenway that I ever visited. That was in 1985. I wouldn't call myself a fan necessarily but I have always had a soft spot for them ever since. Also, as a Red Sox fan it is hard to root against Theo and Jon Lester. Hope this is their year.

    The Red Sox ties are the same reason I can't root against Tito!

    Dave Roberts is a tough one w/ the Dodgers, but with guys like Puig & A-Gon on his team it becomes a no-brainer (plus...... It's friggin' LA)
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    Merkin Baller said:

    JimmyV said:

    Wrigley was the first ballpark other than Fenway that I ever visited. That was in 1985. I wouldn't call myself a fan necessarily but I have always had a soft spot for them ever since. Also, as a Red Sox fan it is hard to root against Theo and Jon Lester. Hope this is their year.

    The Red Sox ties are the same reason I can't root against Tito!

    Dave Roberts is a tough one w/ the Dodgers, but with guys like Puig & A-Gon on his team it becomes a no-brainer (plus...... It's friggin' LA)
    Agreed on all points.
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    Tito is proving his post season managerial chops. It's really fascinating watching the moves he makes.
  • kasedoug
    kasedoug The Golden State Posts: 3,011
    Merkin Baller said:

    JimmyV said:

    Wrigley was the first ballpark other than Fenway that I ever visited. That was in 1985. I wouldn't call myself a fan necessarily but I have always had a soft spot for them ever since. Also, as a Red Sox fan it is hard to root against Theo and Jon Lester. Hope this is their year.

    The Red Sox ties are the same reason I can't root against Tito!

    Dave Roberts is a tough one w/ the Dodgers, but with guys like Puig & A-Gon on his team it becomes a no-brainer (plus...... It's friggin' LA)
    I'm just curious. What do you find wrong with Puig? I sort of get AGon if you're a Sox fan since he didn't really like Boston.
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    glennb2112 said:

    kasedoug said:

    Must be a lot of new Cubs fans. Saw a lot of them behind home plate overreacting to routine fly balls, thinking they were going out. Watch the fielder, not the ball.
    Go Dodgers.

    There are usually no fans behind the plate in LA . That is until the 4th inning or the phony celebs trying to get camera time.
    That's because no matter what time you leave the house for Chavez Ravine, traffic and parking will always fuck you out of the first three innings.
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  • megatron
    megatron Posts: 3,420
    no.
  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    I like the perennial underdog
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,769
    kasedoug said:

    Merkin Baller said:

    JimmyV said:

    Wrigley was the first ballpark other than Fenway that I ever visited. That was in 1985. I wouldn't call myself a fan necessarily but I have always had a soft spot for them ever since. Also, as a Red Sox fan it is hard to root against Theo and Jon Lester. Hope this is their year.

    The Red Sox ties are the same reason I can't root against Tito!

    Dave Roberts is a tough one w/ the Dodgers, but with guys like Puig & A-Gon on his team it becomes a no-brainer (plus...... It's friggin' LA)
    I'm just curious. What do you find wrong with Puig? I sort of get AGon if you're a Sox fan since he didn't really like Boston.
    Puig's got a reputation as being a pretty lousy teammate. I'll admit, I haven't read all that much about him, but what I have read has been fairly negative about his clubhouse presence.

    I don't dislike A-Gon because he didn't like Boston...... I was a big fan of the guy, right up until his remarks in the wake of the 2011 collapse.
    Granted, players' comments in the moments after a game should be taken with a grain of salt, but he chalked their failures up to God's will:
    "I'm a firm believer that God has a plan and it wasn't in his plan for us to move forward,"

    For a pro athlete making north of $20M to throw that BS out there is pretty f'ing lousy. I was happy to see him get traded, and I hope it's God's will that he never wins a championship in his entire career.
  • mattcoz
    mattcoz Chicago Posts: 2,243
    Hell no.
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