It is with a sad heart that I write this next blog, as the beloved Brewers have now officially been swept by the Chicago Cubs. However, I have one bone to pick with the Cubs and that is their fans.
I don’t like the Cubs, and I am very upset that they have won 4 games against the Brew Crew over the past 4 days. On the other hand, I respect their baseball team and the talent they have on the field. What I don’t respect and is flat out annoying is their fans.
It is one thing, to be obnoxious and proud of your team while at Wrigley Field, your own stadium. But it is at a-whole-nother level when you are rude and belligerent as a visiting fan at another team’s stadium. Drink a little bit less, sit quietly, cheer when necessary, and enjoy the game, but I think that if you are a visiting fan (no matter where you are) you have to be respectful that you are in the home fans’ “territory.”
If you are going to pick a fight with the opposite team’s fans, you have to be at your own stadium.
If you are going to wear offensive t-shirts insulting the other team, you have to be at your own stadium.
If you are going be so drunk you can’t stand up and you bump into everyone all of the time, you have to be at your own stadium.
These aren’t rules; it should just be common knowledge of attending a baseball game at another field. There is a certain etiquette you should follow, and everyone will respect you.
Unfortunately, being a Wisconsinite living in Chicago for the summer, I have the obligation of seeing about 2,000 Cubs’ fans a day (about 1 in 4 people I see are wearing Cubs paraphernalia). However, if the Brewers were in town and I went to Wrigley to see the game, I would promise to be as respectful as possible. At the same time, part of the problem is a Brewers’ fan will leave Cubs’ fans alone at Miller Park, but if you are a blatant Brew fan at Wrigley, you have a decent chance of being mugged.
Point is that there are too many Cubs’ fans who have no respect for anything else other than their team. I seem to remember it being 100 years since they last won a World Series. Here are some things that happened since the last Cubs’ victory:
I don’t like the Cubs, and I am very upset that they have won 4 games against the Brew Crew over the past 4 days. On the other hand, I respect their baseball team and the talent they have on the field. What I don’t respect and is flat out annoying is their fans.
It is one thing, to be obnoxious and proud of your team while at Wrigley Field, your own stadium. But it is at a-whole-nother level when you are rude and belligerent as a visiting fan at another team’s stadium. Drink a little bit less, sit quietly, cheer when necessary, and enjoy the game, but I think that if you are a visiting fan (no matter where you are) you have to be respectful that you are in the home fans’ “territory.”
If you are going to pick a fight with the opposite team’s fans, you have to be at your own stadium.
If you are going to wear offensive t-shirts insulting the other team, you have to be at your own stadium.
If you are going be so drunk you can’t stand up and you bump into everyone all of the time, you have to be at your own stadium.
These aren’t rules; it should just be common knowledge of attending a baseball game at another field. There is a certain etiquette you should follow, and everyone will respect you.
Unfortunately, being a Wisconsinite living in Chicago for the summer, I have the obligation of seeing about 2,000 Cubs’ fans a day (about 1 in 4 people I see are wearing Cubs paraphernalia). However, if the Brewers were in town and I went to Wrigley to see the game, I would promise to be as respectful as possible. At the same time, part of the problem is a Brewers’ fan will leave Cubs’ fans alone at Miller Park, but if you are a blatant Brew fan at Wrigley, you have a decent chance of being mugged.
Point is that there are too many Cubs’ fans who have no respect for anything else other than their team. I seem to remember it being 100 years since they last won a World Series. Here are some things that happened since the last Cubs’ victory:
- The Titanic sank
- The prohibition of alcohol
- The assembly line was created
- The Model-T Ford was created
- World War I
- World War II (that’s both World War’s)
- Women gained the right to vote
- Television was invented
- And much, much more
Cubs fans, stick to what you know: Stay at Wrigley Field and cheer for your beloved Cubs there. But if you come to another park, watch your damn mouth.
5 comments:
You're lucky you don't have to root for the Gnats. Can you say worst team in baseball?
We feel your pain. The Hubby is in a foul (get it?) mood!
I grew up a Cubs fan and, despite my roommate's efforts to convert me to Brew Crew Mania, I'm still a Cubs fan. I adopted the Nats when they moved to DC, but there is no rule saying I have to dump my old favorite team, so here I am. That all being said, 90% of Cubs fans are unnecessarily obnoxious (as opposed to 100% of Philadelphia fans). I wish this wasn't the case, but it's starting to become "hip" to be a bad fan. Hopefully the trend will reverse, because there really are some knowledgeable Cubs fans out there.
PS: Please take good, good, care of Ella Numera Una when she visits Chi-Town. I worry about my leetle Chica in the Beeg Ceety!
BTW, don't forget today's Silly Sunday Sweepstakes!! I've got a SWEET snap for you to caption! And The Management would appreciate it greatly if you AND CBeth commented on my Saturday post, too. Do you have any thoughts on Springsteen or Bon Jovi?
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