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Why I Didn't Want The Chicago Cubs To Win

After a break up with a Cubs fan, how was I supposed to be happy for the Cubs?

Eirena Ewert
Nov 07, 2016
Simpson University
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Why I Didn't Want The Chicago Cubs To Win
Steve Wetzel

When you date someone, you learn a lot about their favorite sports teams from records to history to players that are on the team. Once you break up, do you continue to have spirit for that team?

I dated a young man for almost a year and a half. His favorite baseball team is the Chicago Cubs. He is extremely self-righteous about the sports teams he is a fan of, so I knew that during the playoffs he was going crazy about their success.

This was hard for me, as our relationship ended very poorly. Was I supposed to be happy for the team? Was I supposed to cheer for any team they were playing, because I did not want his team to win?

Being a San Fransisco Giants fan, I could not bring myself to cheer for the Los Angeles Dodgers when the Cubs were playing them.

Once the Cubs won against the Dodgers and were to play in the World Series against the Cleveland Indians, I suddenly had a passion for the Indians.

Don't get me wrong, though. I have been to Chicago for mission trips twice and I am going again in 2017 during my spring break, leading a mission trip. I have a fairly good knowledge of the Cubs team. Their blue color is my favorite shade of blue, which is also my favorite color. I have a sense of pride and a piece of my heart in Chicago.

So why was it so hard for me to cheer for the Cubs? Why did I want them to lose so badly?

I wanted my ex to have a sense of humility. That was purely my motive in cheering against the Cubs.

Now that the Cubs have won, that since of pride for them has come back. I have taken the picture of my ex jumping around and celebrating out of my mind and replaced it with the children that I get to see again. I have replaced that image with a World Series Champions t-shirt or cap that I may get when I am there in March.

My relationship with the Cubs fan has ended. I am primarily a Giants fan. Chicago holds a certain positive place in my heart. During this time of healing, anger, frustration and hurt I am encountering after the break up, I am finding where I stand with being a Cubs fan.

I do appreciate the team and want to see them succeed. Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo are still slightly my favorite Cubs players. I am extremely proud of Ben Zobrist, being the first Cubs player to win the World Series MVP, as he is an AWANA alumni (along with yours truly).

So here's to you, Chicago Cubs. Congratulations, good luck in future seasons, and I can't wait to visit in March.

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