Why are there so many Cubs fans when the team hasn't won a World Series since 1908?
362776
The Cubs are the most popular team in Chicago because of their storied past. Great players like Ernie Banks, Ryne Sandberg, Andre Dawson, Ronnie Santo, Mark Grace, Rick Sutcliffe, etc. Even though they haven't won a World Series, they still are fun team to watch.\n\nI think also because of the pageantry of Wrigley Field, how the stadium isn't in a bad neighborhood like Comiskey Park, the whole Wrigleyville area in general.\n\nAnd Cubs fans are all round more classier than White Sox fans. The Sox are sore winners because no one in Chicago really cared when they won the WS.
710397
They've actually won nine pennants, not seven - 1901, 1902, 1903, 1909, 1925, 1927, 1960, 1971, and 1979.  The first two came before the advent of the World Series.\n\nThey've also won 5 World Series titles, with the last again being the "We are Family" group in 1979.
342590
White Sox are better and were better\nThe memory I have of the cubs is that they are probably the most pitiful baseball team of the past 100 years.  They can't win anything, they can't even win their division.  The last time they won a world series (1908) hardly anyone was alive to remember it.  The cubs owner knows that the cubs suck, therefore continues to let them lose.  The cubs will never win a championship, they should maybe be demoted to a AAA team and then maybe they could beat somebody.  The cubs suck so bad.  Thats what they get for disrespecting the goat.  There is no need to build a new stadium in chi town, because it will go another 100 years without seeing a winner come through there.  The cubs should go away, and all of chicago should cheer for the White Sox, or if they are really smart, The CARDINALS.  Now thats a baseball team.  The cardinals are the most successful NL team in history and the cubs choke on all their championship banners.
22840
Not that many people in Ammerica live in or near cities with major sports teams.  I know growing up it was tough to have favorites because of that.\n\nI think for others it is a matter of wanting to cheer for a winner, especially if the team you normally follow has played poorly.  I know that as a Seattle Mariners fan, it has been a couple of very depressing years.  I have not stopped supporting them, but I did watch post-season games and had my hopes on teams to win.  I was with the Red Sox in '04, but not the White Sox last season.
198215
I hope not. I'm a CUBS fan.\n\ndont get me wrong, im glad if any Chicago team wins, but i prefer it be the CUBS.
691647
Maybe because they are one of the top teams in the country.  Behind the Yankees, they are also the highest paid so they should be getting their moneys worth out of them. They also have been kicking butt in the pennant race the last few years.
993132
Boston Red Sox fans are the most dedicated...imagine going that long without winning a world series and still holding on to get your heart broken again the next year...it's so sad. If you watch the dvd's, you can really see the devesation in the hearts of the fans every year they lost!\n\nI only endured 1 year of the heartbreak because I became a fan of baseball in 2003.
540787
they can, but they already won the series so it wouldnt be the end of the world if they lost.  Cubs players already showed how little class they have this series
1181528
Because they are long-time supporters of the team, and they might get frustrated with them, but they have a soft spot in their hearts for them.  They also supported them when they were good, so they now want to be there when they are good again.  Look at Cubs fans!
348138
Yes, The Cubs will win the world series THIS YEAR!\n\nThat curse has been reversed. However they had to wait until the red sox and white sox both won. Those 2 teams had the longest winless streak.\n\nNow it's The Cubbies turn.\n\nP.S.:\n\n\nit would help if steve bartman wasn't in the stands. lol.\n(no offense to Steve Bartman. I feel his pain. I know he is a Cubs fan, Just that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.)\n\n*excuse me Mr. Knowledgeable, but I think you mean the white sox. How can The Cubs beat tthemselves?*
362172
Because most fans here are bandwagon jumpers, not true fans. They'll only support somebody that wins the whole enchilada. I don't go to regular season home games as much because the whole experience seems a whole lot more phony and cheesy these days. There was nothing wrong with Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, plus it had lots of history. Lastly, paying six bucks for a beer is against my religion.
445653
One of the main reasons could be that the Cubs haven't been in the World Series since 1945, and they haven't won a Championship since 1908.  Plus the fact that the Cubs have only won 2 World Series compared to the Cardinals 9.  It's been almost 100 years since the Cubs have even seen a Championship (well 98 years to be exact), while the Cardinals last one was in 1982.  Not to mention the Cards were just in the Series in 2004 and have a lot greater chance of returning than the Cubs.  Does anybody else think this whole "curse" is real, or just some lame ass excuse to be a piss poor team?  I'm thinking it's more the second one than the first.  Every year at least 1, 2, or even 3 of their star players gets hurt, come on they just get scared and don't want to look like fools so they get hurt on purpose to save face.  Our new stadium could be another reason.  They need a new stadium, but who's going to support a losing team and reward them for being a bunch of losers?  Especially now with the White Sox just winning a Championship, the Cubs are going to be in that dump they call Wrigley Field forever.I think they're also jealous of the fact that the Cardinals have the best fans in the WORLD!  Maybe they should go and find a witch doctor to help take away their so called "curse".  Probably still woulcn't help, especially when they have to deal with a Championship caliber team such as the Cards.  I have a great idea: Why don't we set up a petition for the Cubs organization to get sent down to the minor leagues!
1031421
I love the Cubs, but I don't hate the White Sox skill. They as a team have crap attitudes trickleing off to their fans and announcers, which is why I can never be a White Sox FAN. If it wasn't for this chemistry, I would have crossed over to the White Sox. I would love if the Cubs could win the world series on their 100th year anniversiry of not winning a world series. It would make it the best thing that has ever happened to me and reward me for being a true Cubs fan over the years.
589714
The last time the Cubs were in the Series [1945], they got a Game 1 shutout by starter Hank Borowy.  They also got a one-hit shutout from Claude Passeau in game 3.  But they failed to close out the Tigers in nine innings of game 6 after leading 7-3 in the eighth inning.  They had to use Borowy for the final 4 innings, and won the game in the bottom of the 12th.  Borowy had also gone into the 6th inning as the game 5 starter.  In game 7 Borowy started on one day rest and was ineffective.  Wasted/mismanaged, whatever you call it, they never recovered from a Tiger 5-run first inning, finally lost 9-3.  This was their 5th Series in about 18 years, so Cubs fans had every right to expect they'd be back in it in the near future.  Right!!
331830
The Chicago White Sox. They won the World Series last year. They also have a better historic record with three World Series and and six pennants. The Cubs have won two World Series, the last in 1908 and 16 pennants although most were in the 19th century and early twentieth century. It seems that the Cubs have greater attendance.\n\nThe White Sox are at 9/2 to win the World Series while the Chicago Cubs are at 15 to 1 so bookmakers fancy the chances of the White Sox. As usual, time will tell as to which team will be the best.
796524
because they also root for Red sox and they suck too just like the cubs. both are sorry teams\n\nCheers!!
233920
Even getting to the World Series is tough. Winning is tougher, and a sweep is very difficult. The Cubs will have a hard time making the playoffs unless their pitching gets healthy in a hurry. Good pitching is the best thing you can have in the playoffs, so it's possible they could win it all and sweep the Series. I just don't think their picthing can stay healthy that long.