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re: The Cubs deserve to lose badly
Posted on 10/15/15 at 2:23 pm to Chucktown_Badger
Posted on 10/15/15 at 2:23 pm to Chucktown_Badger
I could be wrong, but I think Tideroller's point was that the Cubs didn't have a uniquely loyal fanbase prior to '84. Their attendance figures were far below the league average for years.
Every winning team gets bandwagoners, but Tribune Co. was able to use their national network to market an otherwise ordinary ballclub and their rundown ballpark in an era when no one else could. It was a genius way to build the support they have today.
Every winning team gets bandwagoners, but Tribune Co. was able to use their national network to market an otherwise ordinary ballclub and their rundown ballpark in an era when no one else could. It was a genius way to build the support they have today.
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Posted on 10/15/15 at 2:31 pm to nvasil1
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I could be wrong, but I think Tideroller's point was that the Cubs didn't have a uniquely loyal fanbase prior to '84.
I don't know about that. The '69 Cubs still have a huge following...I mean Billy Williams, Ron Santo, Ferguson Jenkins, Ernie Banks....
But anyways, even if we just go to '84, that's still 31 years ago. That's some old arse bandwagon fans
Posted on 10/15/15 at 4:22 pm to nvasil1
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I could be wrong, but I think Tideroller's point was that the Cubs didn't have a uniquely loyal fanbase prior to '84. Their attendance figures were far below the league average for years.
In the 1940s the cubs had an above average following.
Starting in the 1960s, they've pretty much been average or above the NL average every year.
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So I would argue it goes back well before 1984.
This post was edited on 10/15/15 at 4:23 pm
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