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Cycsk

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As a long-time Cubs fan, I still can't believe they are in the World Series. I admit that I'm one of those fans who has come to embrace the team of loveable losers. In fact, I fully expect something tragic to happen during the series and make them lose. It is who we are. If they win, we lose our identity. But how will it happen? With the Cubs, it must be a very special demise.
 
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I watched the same documentary last night. I've been a Cub fan for almost 40 years.

A pup compared to some, but still long enough. If they win the series, it has no impact on my identity.
 
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enisthemenace said:
I watched the same documentary last night. I've been a Cub fan for almost 40 years.

A pup compared to some, but still long enough. If they win the series, it has no impact on my identity.
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What documentary?
 
Cycsk said:
As a long-time Cubs fan, I still can't believe they are in the World Series. I admit that I'm one of those fans who has come to embrace the team of loveable losers. In fact, I fully expect something tragic to happen during the series and make them lose. It is who we are. If they win, we lose our identity. But how will it happen? With the Cubs, it must be a very special demise.
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what the **** is wrong with you to think like this?
 
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I don't love the Cubs because they're "lovable losers". I think that's kind of a dumb reason to follow a team.

I understand rooting for an underdog, that makes sense, but I love the Cubs because I grew up watching them and I'm a loyal fan.

Also, when something good happens, it feels that much better if you've been a fan all along.

If I were a Yankees fan (shudder) during their long run, then winning the WS wouldn't be that special.
 
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enisthemenace said:
Confessions of a Cubs Fan

Sorry...just assumed you had seen it. Basically the question in your OP asked and answered over the course of an hour.
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I believe they went into how people could possibly be SAD if the Cubs finally win a World Series. Not elation, but sadness that they aren't lovable losers anymore. So stupid.
 
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Anybody not sure they want the Cubs to win it all because they won't be lovable losers anymore isn't a true fan imo. It will be a mixed bag of feelings if they pull it off but disappointment won't be one of those feelings.
 
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Cycsk said:
But how will it happen? With the Cubs, it must be a very special demise.
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Schwarber will hit a huge pop fly in shallow left field with Rizzo on 1st. Schwarber will round the base thinking it wasn't caught when it actually was and plow into Rizzo injuring him for the series. On his next at bat, he'll smoke a foul ball right at Baez in the on deck circle. Baez will strain his oblique while dodging the ball, out for the series. The Cubs won't be able to overcome the losses and get swept. Schwarber and Maddon's decision to play him will live on in infamy.

I'm no Cubs fan, but as an ISU fan, I know how these things go so something like that.:D
 
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cyhiphopp said:
I believe they went into how people could possibly be SAD if the Cubs finally win a World Series. Not elation, but sadness that they aren't lovable losers anymore. So stupid.
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Yeah, it is stupid . . . but it is a real thing.
 
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Everyone who says the allure of the Cubs decreases the day they win the World Series is silly.
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It doesn't go away completely but using the word "decreases" isn't inaccurate. This world series will have huge ratings. Do you think they would be just as big if the Cubs had won it all last year?
 
As an Iowa State, KC Chiefs, and Cubs fan, I am tired of all the losing. Time to win baby!
 
Cycsk said:
As a long-time Cubs fan, I still can't believe they are in the World Series. I admit that I'm one of those fans who has come to embrace the team of loveable losers. In fact, I fully expect something tragic to happen during the series and make them lose. It is who we are. If they win, we lose our identity. But how will it happen? With the Cubs, it must be a very special demise.
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No offense but I can't ******* stand Cubs fans that think like you. The Cubs were losers because they were poorly run, they had an ownership group who wanted to make money first and win second. All that changed when Ricketts bought the team. Nothing tragic is going to happen, they might lose but that's just because baseball is unpredictable. And if they do lose, they'll go into next year as favorites to win the NL, run off 95+ wins and be right back in the playoffs. The Cubs are one of the model organizations in all of sports right now, a player development machine with tons of resources, the days of being underdogs and lovable losers are already over.
 
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CyJack13 said:
No offense but I can't ******* stand Cubs fans that think like you. The Cubs were losers because they were poorly run, they had an ownership group who wanted to make money first and win second. All that changed when Ricketts bought the team. Nothing tragic is going to happen, they might lose but that's just because baseball is unpredictable. And if they do lose, they'll go into next year as favorites to win the NL, run off 95+ wins and be right back in the playoffs. The Cubs are one of the model organizations in all of sports right now, a player development machine with tons of resources, the days of being underdogs and lovable losers are already over.
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Yes . . . but the curse of the Billy Goat, Leon Durham, Steve Bartman, etc.
 
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Part of me wants to root for the Cubs to win the whole thing, then I remember that these fans ruined a guys life for trying to catch a foul ball and I reconsider.
 
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Part of me wants to root for the Cubs to win the whole thing, then I remember that these fans ruined a guys life for trying to catch a foul ball and I reconsider.
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Cubs fans were not kind to Bartman, but I think most people agree a large amount of the blame can be put on Fox too. Fox wouldn't let it go and kept showing him and talking about him the rest of the game to the point where the entire country wondered who he was. Word quickly spread through Wrigley about the guy and the rest is history. There is no excuse for how some Cub's fans reacted and treated Bartman but this might have been one of the first real times that showcased how social media can be harmful.
 
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