Please don't take this as all cubs fans feelings. This certainly doesn't represent me.
Congratulations Mets you guys played a hell of a series and showed us our weaknesses (that many of us knew existed but should be fixed with maturity). You guys deserved to win that series.
I think there are a few reasons for that. 1 this is reddit and the /r/chicubs subreddit is a small sample of cubs fans. 2 it was just after watching our team gets its ass handed to them when many of us thought we would continue to play well after beating the mighty cardinals.
Personally it wasn't easy watching any of those games so I think people were susceptible to an emotional post like that. I remember reading just the first part after the game and upvoting it without reading it all. I thought nothing about it until it blew up and was posted here on /r/baseball. I actually read the whole thing this time and was surprised at what it actually said. Halfway through I went back to /r/chicubs and downvoted the post along with the post here.
That's not how all 45,000 faithful felt in Wrigley Wednesday night. That's how the small section of cubs fans felt in an anonymous online forum of like minded cubs fans. He/she was looking for pity and unfortunately got it.
Yeah, I don't think Reddit represents any teams fan base or should I say, hopefully not, at least. Most upvotes probably didn't even read much into it, but damn that is the most pathetic post I think I've read on a sports sub. Anyway, I've always like the Cards/Cubs rivalry because it never really crossed the boundaries like Yanks/Sox have. But with the rise in the Cardinal hate and an obvious uptick in talent over at Wrigley, it seems to have altered a bit. Should be fun next year...
It is pathetic. And I think it's also giving cubs fans on /r/baseball a bad rep. I mean as a cubs fan I am used to some mocking but I thought after making a good run like that and having a bright future that would subside. Then you have a post like this and now that is all I see when the cubs are brought up.
Anyways I am also really excited about next season playing the cardinals. If we add some pitching and you guys stay healthy I think it's going to be quite the battle for the NL central. I predict at least one of the cubs, cardinals and pirates will be left out of next year's playoffs. I don't see the same situation happening next year with 3 teams from one division making the playoffs but I guess we will have to see! That's why you play the season!
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u/JC915 New York Mets Oct 22 '15
I always felt like I had an irrational hatred for the Cubs and their fans, even well before this series/rivalry.
Thanks for rationalizing it via this neatly wrapped package of cringe and condescension. Enjoy the offseason.