CubsChic

I totally agree with WGN’s Dave Kaplan that the fans did the Cubs a disservice last night. The Cubs played hard all year to have the league’s best record, earning home field advantage for the playoffs. The last thing the fans needed to do was not support the team. I understand that the playoff crowd isn’t the normal fan base, but if you can afford a ticket or have a connection to be there, at least act the part and cheer.

I’m not saying that the fans cost the Cubs the game. A lack of clutch hitting and throwing strikes did that. I was watching from a party just outside the ballpark and was amazed at how quiet the crowd was. The applause during the team introductions was even lackluster. When we came in off the rooftop to watch the game on TV (only at the insistence of the police, fire marshal and building code inspector) we had the pleasure of hearing the crowd react first, then seeing the play on TV, due to the signal delay. We were fooled several times by an uninformed crowd that cheered at the wrong times (assumed strike-outs that were really foul tips and long fly balls that didn’t go out of the park). For the most part, the crowd sat on their hands and acted like a 2-run deficit was too much to overcome. The Cubs and real Cubs fans deserve better. I’ll be there tonight to do my part. Now I hope that the Cubs show up and do theirs.