Get Off My Lawn: People Who Suddenly Hate Cubs Fans

As THEY like to say…well that didn’t take long. The Cubs didn’t even get to their well-deserved championship parade before the snark started flying and everyone started hating the Cubs and their fans. Suddenly everyone’s lovable losers turned into a hybrid of Yankee/Patriot/Laker fans in the matter of moments.

Nov 2, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs fans celebrate outside of a television news van during game seven of the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians outside of Wrigley Field. Cubs won 8-7. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports

For starters, I am not the type of guy to get all sappy and stuff, but even I can recognize something worth caring about in sports. The Cubs not winning in 108 years is all the story line I need to give a crap about a fan base that deserved a victory. That is a long time, Bunky. No other way to cut it. That is a lot of suffering – and not the kind of suffering that Red Sox fans endured. The Red Sox had a lot of fun and success – only to have their hearts ripped out for years and years until finally breaking through. The Cubs STUNK for the healthy part of 108 years.

The most common current gripe is that the Cubs bandwagon was hijacked by fair-weather fans. There is zero way to prove anything, but I would tend to think these are not fair-weather fans. What is indisputable is that championship teams will always get a bump from the Pink hats, so stop acting like the Cubs somehow stick out. While being a perennial doormat, leading the league in day games, and playing in a dumpy bandbox, they are still usually in the top 10 in attendance.

Another thing I think needs to be stated is that we are not exactly talking about Tampa Bay here – we are talking about Chicago. These are fans that lived through the Jordan reign, saw the Monsters of the Midway, and can count on the Blackhawks every other year or so. This is not a city that has suffered. This is a fan base that suffered. You have to respect that.

So get off your sanctimonious soap box for a couple of days and let these fans have fun. Let them post reaction videos of their 90 year old gramps celebrating the final out, dads drinking a 30-year-old banquet beer, and a visit to a gravesite to celebrate. Because this is no longer about a dumb Billy Goat and unfortunate links to a true fan named Bartman. This is what it is all about folks. Being happy for your team. Plain and simple.