Cardinal’s fans,
You are simply wrong, when you state that you have the greatest fans in baseball. Here’s a simple reason why you are wrong.
The Chicago Cubs have the best fans in baseball. We’ve stuck by our team’s side since 1908, the last time we won a world series. From our great-great grandparents to our younger siblings, it’s a family tradition being a Cubs fan. We have never given up on our team and we never will.
We were mentioned in your article about how we come to Wrigley to ‘get drunk.’ In fact it is true that we do get drunk at our games. We enjoy America’s past time of watching the amazing game of baseball, drinking beer, and having some of the best times at the bleachers at Wrigley Field. The atmosphere all around Wrigley, includes drinking too. So, yes on top of the best fans in baseball, we’re also a rowdy one. Maybe it’s true, to a point our team does make us drink. Likewise, we too get upset when they lose and over the top happy when they win.
Here’s another reason why you are wrong. You must have talked to one of our bandwagoners, because I promise you this, every real Cub fan can name multiple Hall of Famers. Here, just to prove it, I’ll list some for you, Ernie Banks, Greg Maddox, Billy Williams, Ryno, etc. We too remember the history of our team. In 2003 the Cubs played the Marlins in a post season game. The name that comes to mind at this point in Steve Bartman (someone we hate just as much as big headed Cardinal’s fans). And in 2006 when benches cleared at U.S. Cellular when Michael Barret took that whooping shot at AJ Pierzynki’s face. Even out of season, we still remember our team. In December of 2010, when one of the greatest hall of famers, Ron Santo passed away this was a remembrance at Wrigley Field.
We don’t however just include the boys that play for our team. We include our astounding announcers. From Len Kasper all the way to Harry Caray. We love our crew, security, coaches, staff, and team.
Yes, we aren’t use to winning. Go ahead, hold that against us. But, fans that stick by their team for over 100 years without winning a championship, that’s dedication. Yes, we are good now. Yes, we will brag about our team, just like every Cardinal’s fan in the past has done. When your team is good, you have every right to brag, even Cardinals fans.
We will continue to fly our W’s this October and September. We will continue to wear our Cubbie blue. We will over crowd Wrigleyville when our team continues to win. We will continue to be the best fans in baseball for the best team in baseball.
Here’s to our phenomenal 2016 Chicago Cubs team.
Instead of downing every Cub fan there is right now for being proud of there team, how about you be a fan of baseball, instead of being a fan of winning.
Yours truly,
The greatest fans in baseball.
