Quoted from lpeters82:It's not that we don't want to support our team, we do, but not enough to tollerate those particular Cubs fans.
I fell the same way and TRUST me, living in WI and being a supporter of Cubs and Bears means I get plenty of BS on a regular basis.
You would be amazed how wearing a Bears Jersey (#34 means nothing to many) or my beloved and ragged cubs hat gets all sorts of insanely rude and stupid things said to me in WI. Living in WI, you have to deal with it for 9-10 games a year if you go to a cubs game (I actually find that paying a little extra for better seats helps avoid that crowd on both the brewers and cubs side... I deal with it any day I wear gear in public.
PLENTY of asshole Brewers fans and Packers fans to deal with. It goes both way and WI fans can be some of the worst down right mean people I have ever seen (I think the alcohol consumption usually fuels it, but it does not make it OK)
Quoted from mkecasey:Let's not pretend like the Cubs (or most sports teams for that matter) haven't had undesirables in the past. You can hate Braun for PEDs but don't forget about Sosa. You can hate on hader for his racist comments, but don't forget about Russell's (alleged) physical abuse towards his ex-wife.
Point being, both teams (and many, many teams) have shitty people on them. It's the unfortunate reality. But I'm a Brewers fan, not necessarily a Braun or Hader fan. I don't own any merchandise for Braun and will never. I doubt you support the (alleged) actions of Russell, but you still love your team.
We can all cheer for the teams we love (and we all should). But I don't think it's fair to cast a black eye on Milwaukee when that team (as a whole) has incredible talent. Just like Chicago has incredible talent (both this year and in years past).
oh, I completely agree. Granted Braun is enough of a black eye that he should have been let go. Pretty obvious he is still using.
Hader said some stupid stuff but was man enough to apologize and appears to want to grow beyond that (always nice as the kid has major talent).
Every team has their black eyes, but I would like to see fewer fans stick up for them and more condemn these actions (the standing ovation Hader got after news of his racist tweets broke was disgusting to watch).
If true, Addison needs to be banned for life! disgusting behavior and career ban worthy.