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ESPN tells you who to root for in the MLB playoffs
Posted on 10/3/15 at 11:37 am
Posted on 10/3/15 at 11:37 am
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Who woulda thunk it? Those "beloved" Cubbies have the highest rootability quotient.
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If your favorite team failed to reach the postseason -- sorry again, Seattle fans -- choosing whom to cheer for can be challenging. Especially given that nine of the possible postseason teams haven't won the World Series in droughts ranging from 22 to 107 years -- an average of 38 years apiece.
Who woulda thunk it? Those "beloved" Cubbies have the highest rootability quotient.
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Posted on 10/3/15 at 11:40 am to High C
still don't know how you latch on to being a cute loser?
kind of like Lee Corso
kind of like Lee Corso
Posted on 10/3/15 at 11:41 am to High C
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Who woulda thunk it? Those "beloved" Cubbies have the highest rootability quotient.
Sucks they are really good now, about to start seeing a lot of dorks wearing the equivalent of Theriot cubs tshirt-jerseys over the next few years.
This post was edited on 10/3/15 at 11:42 am
Posted on 10/3/15 at 11:51 am to gthog61
Yea. People should only root for front running winners. No one ever has a problem with that.
Posted on 10/3/15 at 11:51 am to High C
WGN 
Posted on 10/3/15 at 12:04 pm to mattz1122
Tough to beat that walk down Poydras to Wrigleyville for Sunday pm games, baw
Posted on 10/3/15 at 12:13 pm to Lou Pai
That line of thinking is weird. It sucks that they're good because some of some of the fans. Would you prefer they suck so fewer people will enjoy them?
Posted on 10/3/15 at 12:31 pm to piggidyphish
I think that he's expressing his distaste for the bandwagoners.
Posted on 10/3/15 at 12:41 pm to High C
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I think that he's expressing his distaste for the bandwagoners.
So then he should like the cubs. They've shown up home and away for decades, for better or worse...almost always worse.
Posted on 10/3/15 at 12:42 pm to Chucktown_Badger
Mets
Posted on 10/3/15 at 12:47 pm to High C
That and the sense of superiority the fans have because it's the "cool" yuppy team that is a cultural icon.
Posted on 10/3/15 at 12:47 pm to Chucktown_Badger
frick the Cubs
Posted on 10/3/15 at 12:57 pm to Lou Pai
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That and the sense of superiority the fans have because it's the "cool" yuppy team that is a cultural icon.
Who are you talking about?
Posted on 10/3/15 at 1:03 pm to Chucktown_Badger
The Cubs, and he's absolutely right.
Posted on 10/3/15 at 1:06 pm to High C
It's cool to root for a team that sucks? Okay.
So is that a bad thing that the team is iconic or that people enjoy being fans of the Cubs, or that the fans love going to wrigley?
I'm confused.
So is that a bad thing that the team is iconic or that people enjoy being fans of the Cubs, or that the fans love going to wrigley?
I'm confused.
Posted on 10/3/15 at 1:07 pm to stlslick
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frick the Cubs
And frick ESPN
Posted on 10/3/15 at 1:14 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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I'm confused.
Unless you pay no attention to things, you can't be.
Posted on 10/3/15 at 1:17 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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So then he should like the cubs. They've shown up home and away for decades, for better or worse...almost always worse.
The Cubs have one of the most inelastic demands of any team. It is awesome that the fans will always support them, but it could mean that bad ownership could allow them to be shite and not suffer many consequences. Luckily, I think the Ricketts are very good owners and obviously want to win.
Posted on 10/3/15 at 1:21 pm to Vicks Kennel Club
People always change the script to suit their tastes. The cubs fans are terrible because they support a terrible product...or they're a bunch of bandwagon fans. They're mutually exclusive, but people will use whichever applies at the time.
Posted on 10/3/15 at 1:23 pm to Vicks Kennel Club
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It is awesome that the fans will always support them
I'm sure that most Cubs fans really love the team and are loyal fans. However, a large segment of Cubs fans are only Cubs fans because they think it's the cool thing to do, and they want to be seen. That last sentence is my opinion based on observation.
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