04-29-2010, 01:52 PM
<!--quoteo(post=93510:date=Apr 29 2010, 08:08 AM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Apr 29 2010, 08:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I find it interesting that the two guys who live in L.A. (Sheps and Destined) see this as a good thing. And why is that? Maybe it's because Sheps and Destined live thousands of miles away and don't have to deal with the bullshit from Sox fans that guys in Chicago (rok, BT, veryzer, me) have to deal with.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sorry Butch, I'm usually with you on stuff, but I gotta call total bullshit on that. So I guess we just don't know how hard it is to be a Cubs fan.....<i>in Chicago</i>?? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img]
First of all, I grew up in central Illinois where I quite literally chose friends and got into fights throughout childhood based on Cubs or Cardinals allegiance. I realize having to deal with people who don't like your team isn't fun, but I grew up in that atmosphere. Maybe as a result I also grew out of that shit or to a place where it didn't bother me. And if you think Cards fans are better than Sox, keep in mind we were kids, you know, when that shit is supposed to upset you. Oh, and I also lived in Chicago by the way, and go back several times a year, I know what Sox fans are like pre and post their world series victory. I've also been to more than a few Cubs/Sox games. The atmosphere never bothered me, except that obviously it's not vastly Cubs fans which I think is your hangup. I like those games because they feel more like playoff games where everyone is in to every pitch, probably because everyone is into every pitch. And everyone at those games wasn't from LA or from out of town by the way, they were fucking chicagoans, many of whom were going to their one and only games of the season and picked those games. Again, because they are the most popular.
Look, I get it, Sox fans suck and hurt your feelings. But what I find interesting is that you can't deal with 3 games a year where it's not 99% cubs fans at wrigley or where everyone surrounding you isn't cheering for your team. Guess what, that's what it's like being a fan out here. Most of the time I see the Cubs it's in an opponent's stadium. Dodger's fans, particularly the ones in the cheap seats, are just as rough as Sox fans, hell they're more so. You think it's harder to wear a Cubs hat in Chicago than in a town where one, there are some anoying Sox fans, and two, the fans of every other team thinks your team is a fucking joke??
If living here has anything to do with being ok with the most popular series of the year in Chicago, it's probably not because we don't have to deal with Sox fans, it's because we're used to that crap and can function in an environment where everyone doesn't agree with us. Man up, tell the Sox fan next to you suck your balls and enjoy the game. Or I don't know, ignore him and don't let it bother you because you know it shouldn't, it's a game. Or, talk about the bears or the bulls. That's how I always got along with Sox fans, you have common teams. We didn't always get that with Cards fans. Or, avoid the games, it's your right obviously. But, and I say this will all due respect because I know what a great Cubs fan you and everyone here is that agrees with you, but the next time I'm in a bar here or in Chicago and some drunk mouthbreathing Sox fans tells me how Cubs fans are pussies, it's going to be hard not to think of this thread where apparently a group of die hard fans would rather not play the enemy than deal with some ball busting if we lose. Because for all the talk of schedule and interleague being dumb, that's what I'm getting out of this.
Sorry Butch, I'm usually with you on stuff, but I gotta call total bullshit on that. So I guess we just don't know how hard it is to be a Cubs fan.....<i>in Chicago</i>?? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img]
First of all, I grew up in central Illinois where I quite literally chose friends and got into fights throughout childhood based on Cubs or Cardinals allegiance. I realize having to deal with people who don't like your team isn't fun, but I grew up in that atmosphere. Maybe as a result I also grew out of that shit or to a place where it didn't bother me. And if you think Cards fans are better than Sox, keep in mind we were kids, you know, when that shit is supposed to upset you. Oh, and I also lived in Chicago by the way, and go back several times a year, I know what Sox fans are like pre and post their world series victory. I've also been to more than a few Cubs/Sox games. The atmosphere never bothered me, except that obviously it's not vastly Cubs fans which I think is your hangup. I like those games because they feel more like playoff games where everyone is in to every pitch, probably because everyone is into every pitch. And everyone at those games wasn't from LA or from out of town by the way, they were fucking chicagoans, many of whom were going to their one and only games of the season and picked those games. Again, because they are the most popular.
Look, I get it, Sox fans suck and hurt your feelings. But what I find interesting is that you can't deal with 3 games a year where it's not 99% cubs fans at wrigley or where everyone surrounding you isn't cheering for your team. Guess what, that's what it's like being a fan out here. Most of the time I see the Cubs it's in an opponent's stadium. Dodger's fans, particularly the ones in the cheap seats, are just as rough as Sox fans, hell they're more so. You think it's harder to wear a Cubs hat in Chicago than in a town where one, there are some anoying Sox fans, and two, the fans of every other team thinks your team is a fucking joke??
If living here has anything to do with being ok with the most popular series of the year in Chicago, it's probably not because we don't have to deal with Sox fans, it's because we're used to that crap and can function in an environment where everyone doesn't agree with us. Man up, tell the Sox fan next to you suck your balls and enjoy the game. Or I don't know, ignore him and don't let it bother you because you know it shouldn't, it's a game. Or, talk about the bears or the bulls. That's how I always got along with Sox fans, you have common teams. We didn't always get that with Cards fans. Or, avoid the games, it's your right obviously. But, and I say this will all due respect because I know what a great Cubs fan you and everyone here is that agrees with you, but the next time I'm in a bar here or in Chicago and some drunk mouthbreathing Sox fans tells me how Cubs fans are pussies, it's going to be hard not to think of this thread where apparently a group of die hard fans would rather not play the enemy than deal with some ball busting if we lose. Because for all the talk of schedule and interleague being dumb, that's what I'm getting out of this.