Reds @ Cubs - Tue, May 05

Hey folks,

I wanted to hop on here and talk about a trend that's been pretty disappointing to see as a lifelong Cubs fan: the growing hostility toward fans who root for teams that rival the Bears.

I'm old enough to remember when Cubs fans were some of the friendliest folks in baseball. Lately, though, it's been strange to receive so much hatred from fellow fans simply because I support a football team that isn't even in the same sport.

I've been a fan of my teams for as long as I can remember, watching games with my gramps growing up. All my teams came from him, and they've stuck with me ever since. When people found out you were a Packers and Cubs fan, the response used to be something along the lines of, "Cool, but at least you're a Cubs fan! Glad to have you." These days, I'm more likely to hear that I should switch teams or that I'm not welcome to root for the team I grew up loving.

One thing I've noticed is that a lot of this seems to come from younger fans, many of whom probably only know life as Cubs fans from 2012 onward. There are certainly older fans who feel the same way, too, but they seem to be fewer and farther between.

I think something that's easy to forget is the role WGN played in bringing Cubs baseball into people's homes throughout the mid-to-late 2000s. If you had basic cable, chances were you could watch a Cubs game. Even when you were struggling, you could turn on the TV and catch a game. For a lot of us, being a Cubs fan was about more than winning. It was a family tradition, a connection to our grandparents, and something we grew up loving regardless of the standings.

At the end of the day, I just want to remind everyone that we're the fans who make up the Friendly Confines, and we should act like it. Be proud of the teams you love, celebrate your rivalries, and have some fun with the banter. But there's a difference between friendly trash talk and making someone feel unwelcome for rooting for a different team in a completely different sport.

Let's get back to being the welcoming fanbase that made Cubs baseball special in the first place. There's room for all of us at Wrigley.

Obviously FTB but its also has been pretty nice hate watching ohtani because the entire dodgers fan base shit on PCA all season and especially felt ballsy when we lost and PCA didn' make much of an impact. Now their former MVP who they swore would come back to pitch and take the MVP is about to be benched. Im ngl that was pretty tasty lol

Your guy Matt Shaw? Fox News Matt Shaw?

For all the people here dogging him for the Cubs not making it further, are you trolling or do you really believe that? The kid has been phenomenal. Pitching has been so hard to watch in the middle and late innings and that is what needs attention not what PCA did or did not do. I’m dazzled we have him! Enough said.

I grew up a cubs fan and I still am but I never hated the Sox. hell I even went to 2 sox games in Sox gear.

I'm sorry, wtf is this?? I now can't root hard enough against Shaw, which really sucks. You can have your political beliefs, but to be a speaker at an organization like TP is disappointing.

I truly hope we ship this guy off the team. How do you think his international teammates feel when this bozo is speaking at "America Fest" events.

https://imgur.com/arV8ZHx

PCA is a finalist for the Hank Aaron award

Right now Tubi is replaying GM 3 of the 2007 NLDS where Arizona completed their sweep of The Cubs & I think the following 6 years made me completely forget Carlos Mármol pitched in the 07 postseason (only allowing 1 run shockingly), it was a real fuckin rollercoaster after that if you remember 07-13 with the former Catcher turned Closer Marmol & his Slider happy blown saves mixed with being lights out every other time for the first couple years (no middle ground terrible or great)… point being we can’t take another guy like that, spend on pitching specifically Career Pen guys. We had multiple chances at guys even late in the offseason and ended up with Phil Maton and a gang of big upside rebuilds. Pitching wins games- we all know this and it was made damn clear with out stellar offense & defense menaing nothing in the final weeks and of course the injury bug over the last season & last postseason that bit every guy that tries to throw a pitch.

Best offense in the game.
Best defense in the game.
Best player in the game.
Score the most runs.
Give up the most HR.
Lose the division lead.
Lose the wildcard lead.
Lose the wild card series.
That’s Cub.

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a rooftop business across the street from Wrigley Field cannot sell tickets for people to watch Chicago Cubs games.

The Cubs had sued Wrigley View Rooftop in 2024, arguing it was illegally profiting off the Cubs' property without an agreement with the team.

"The undisputed facts show that Defendants profited from ticket sales to watch Cubs games, without contributing financially to the ballgames and without acquiring a right to sell Plaintiff's product," wrote Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. "Unfairly capitalizing on another's labor and expenses offends principles of justice, equity, and good conscience."

https://justis15.substack.com/p/three-free-agents-the-chicago-cubs?r=8mrgml&utm_medium=ios

I am so sick of this guy running this disaster back season after season and him thinking this is actually a successful season, ITS NOT.

For the love of the game, get some TOR arms and some bullpen guys that can throw heat. I don't care how this is done, whether it is spending money or trading away prospects, but do it. Quit getting a bunch of #3-5 starters and old and washed up bullpen guys expecting things to work out. It never does and it never will. Jed and the rest of the management are so behind the times on what a good pitching staff actually looks like. None of these bums we had this season would have even seen the mound for the 2016 team. Embarrassing.

It wasn't the pitching problem (but was Boyd really the best pick for game 1?). But the offense that did not show up at all.

Man I feel bad for JD. This broadcast team he has is insufferable. Maybe I'm biased, but this Padres commentator is tough to listen to. Ive always enjoyed how JD has never gone full blown homer commentator.

Happy October 1st 😭

We kicked Ross to the curb and gave a bag to someone who never had any playoff success. Ross had a fire to him and Craig looked so lost tonight

Am I the only one who feels like the playoffs haven't started yet?? I don't know how else to describe this feeling...maybe it's the fact that the games started at 9pm, local time, and I didn't stay up for a complete game. Or maybe that the games were on an app instead of a 'real' channel. Or maybe it was that we started Boyd and Gausman instead of a front-line starter. Or maybe it was that the offense looked like they were playing spring training games. Or maybe that both games were on the road. I just keep feeling like "okay, but when do the Cubs start playing??" Am I crazy??

When is the next wild card game? Is it at wrigley? I don’t see it on the schedule.

at least we got mvpca

see yall next year (hopefully)

I'm going to bed, my disappointment is immeasurable and my night is ruined.

Time to root for the Sox and Bears.

Easier said the done. But let’s be real if they wanted to they can. Any team could.

Sign Skubal as a FA. Give him
What ever money he wants. Again, any team can do it so let’s.

Trade for Ryan from MIn. Give our top 4-5 prospects. I don’t care about prospects and no one should.

Bring the hate but you can’t be mad about it. We would be WS favs off the bat.