ChiCard Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 This topic came up at work the other day. If we were to meet those rats in the WS one team would of course have to lose. Since it wouldn't be us, how do you think the Cub fans would take it? If the earth were to shift off its rotation and we did lose, beside having to move to Canada for a month or two, I think we could accept it and move on. Cubs fans on the other hand would be on a suicide watch. With all the hype and expectations heaped on the Cubs, losing the WS, to our beloved Sox, would just about be too much for them to take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 This does not belong in the Trade Winds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 /slaps forhead because he's tired of Cubs/Sox talk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I know there are posters here I'd be worried about, if the Sox lost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCard Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 03:02 PM) This does not belong in the Trade Winds. Sorry. You're right. I'm new to the board. If there's a way to transfer it out of this section, let me know what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABearSoX Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 QUOTE (Gregory Pratt @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 10:21 PM) I know there are posters here I'd be worried about, if the Sox lost! No Joke! hahahaha Even though it would be really tough, especially the few months after, I think generally speaking that Sox fans could deal with it better. As long as we weren't swept. Thank god the AL took the AS game, homefield advantage would probably be the difference in that series.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 why would cubs fans be under sui watch, they've made their entire marketing scheme after being losers (but FUN LOSERS!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABearSoX Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 10:18 PM) why would cubs fans be under sui watch, they've made their entire marketing scheme after being losers (but FUN LOSERS!!) excellent point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Living out of state, it would not be as hard on me. If I still lived inside the city, I would have to take a looong vacation. Sox fans who never lived inside the city or surrounding areas will never fully understand the whole sox/cubs thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 QUOTE (rangercal @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 06:22 PM) Living out of state, it would not be as hard on me. If I still lived inside the city, I would have to take a looong vacation. Sox fans who never lived inside the city or surrounding areas will never fully understand the whole sox/cubs thing. My brother was telling me after the Cubs sweep, that week was unbearable with all the people in his face talking all that hot s***, but the next week after the Sox sweep they were nowhere to be found, and he had to track down some people because they were avoiding him. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 11:26 PM) My brother was telling me after the Cubs sweep, that week was unbearable with all the people in his face talking all that hot s***, but the next week after the Sox sweep they were nowhere to be found, and he had to track down some people because they were avoiding him. lol. haha that's hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Cubs fan would definitely take it better. Cubs fan stardard response: " Oh the party's over ? On to the next party." Sox fan standard response: I can't beileve we lost to the Cubs ! Guillen sucks ! Trade (insert players who had a bad WS) ! We didn't lose we gave it away ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBatterz Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I think Sox fans could take it better as we would be able to say that we won it first and it did not take us 100 years between our titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 (edited) I think it'd be a fun series. No. 1, it would be great for the great city of Chicago. It'd be so great to see the pre-game pieces the network would do on Chicago. It'd be all Chicago all the time. As far as the Sox winning or losing. ... I agree with the post that it's huge the AL won the all star game. That'd be sweet if we could go 2-0 in the Series and get them on their heels heading into Wrigley. It'd be very tough to take losing to them though if that was to somehow happen. Edited July 19, 2008 by greg775 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthshiner Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I'd think we'd be better winners and losers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighurt4life Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 QUOTE (earthshiner @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 09:05 PM) I'd think we'd be better winners and losers. You hit the nail on the head. Cubs fans kinda remind me of Red Sox fans, they'll talk a grip of sh** when they're winning but as soon as they lose they get very sore about it and don't want to hear anything (although that seems to be more of a Boston thing than just a R Sox thing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewashed in '05 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 The NATION will be devastated if the cubs made the world series and lost, especially if it was against the White Sox. People would hang themselves. There are some many people rooting for the cubs even if they're not fans it's not even funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Frank Sinatra's song will get a lot of play if the Sox play the Cubs in the WS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Cubs fans would handle a loss better, there is no doubt in my mind. They have been conditioned with 100 years of losing, what is another year. Sox fans on the other hand have gotten to the point where they can't handle losing to any team, let alone the Cubs. Heck the way this place acted after the first crosstown series, I would imagine the suicide hotline would get pretty busy with a Cubs winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 05:18 PM) why would cubs fans be under sui watch, they've made their entire marketing scheme after being losers (but FUN LOSERS!!) to the real fans of that team, this doesnt matter that much. no matter how your franchise markets the team, you're going to live and die by the team if youre a diehard. if we're just comparing the diehards i know, i think the cubs diehards would fall harder. the buildup of this 100 Years thing can have a disastrous effect for them, too. Plus we already have one under the belt, and can always stick to "we got one first" and "NL pennant is easy to get" One Cubs fan i know is seriously pissed that the first championship in Chicago since all these years was on the southside, and the Cubs would have to win two to completely dislodge that feeling for him. That said, so many Cubs fans dont frame the chase as a historical battle at all. Many are still working on 'face the field of play.' Edited July 21, 2008 by Princess Dye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosox41 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 QUOTE (ChiCard @ Jul 18, 2008 -> 03:56 PM) This topic came up at work the other day. If we were to meet those rats in the WS one team would of course have to lose. Since it wouldn't be us, how do you think the Cub fans would take it? If the earth were to shift off its rotation and we did lose, beside having to move to Canada for a month or two, I think we could accept it and move on. Cubs fans on the other hand would be on a suicide watch. With all the hype and expectations heaped on the Cubs, losing the WS, to our beloved Sox, would just about be too much for them to take. I don't know. Cub fans are used to losing so they may not be on suicide watch. It adds to the history of losing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChWRoCk2 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Well, for starters were not going to meet in the World Series. Neither team will make it to the World Series. Definitely not going out on a limb here, both teams are too inconsistent in similar aspects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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