VolsSportsFan
Where are the turtles?
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I'm sure the Cubs have their share of bandwagon fans, but my experience is the same as Dog's when it comes to Braves' fans in Middle TN. I couldn't find a Braves fan as a kid, and when they made the WS in 1991 suddenly everyone around me was a freakin' Braves fan.
If u are doubting my love for the Cubs and saying I jumped on the bandwagon in the last couple of years, then u are dead wrong. I've been a Cubs fan since Dave Kingman was jacking HRs on to Waveland Avenue. I can name u the starting line-up of the '84 Cubs, plus the starting rotation and the closer, my man, Lee Smith. I can also sing Harry's drunken "Jody Davis" song to the beat of the "Davy Crockett" song. I remember when Eckersley was a starter, Steve "Rainbow" Trout (as Chris Berman nicknamed him), Sutcliffe going 16-1 and winning the Cy-Young and my all-time favorite player, Ryne Sandberg winning the NL MVP. I remember when Shawon Dunston was called up and Larry Bowa treated him like dogsh!t in '85 and soon was traded. The Cubs choking the NL pennant against the Padres after taking a 2-0 lead in the NLCS when it was the best of 5. Leon "Bull" Durham pulling a Bill Buckner, 2 years before Buckner did it for Boston. I, also remember when Buckner played 1st base for the Cubs before he got traded, so Durham could start. I remember Dawson hitting 49 HRs and winning MVP for a last place Cubs team. Mark Grace putting on a show in the playoffs against San Francisco only to be overshadowed by Will Clark. Maddux first Cy-Young as a Cub, Kerry Wood's strikeout show against the Astros and the greatness and potential of Mark Pryor, who was probably over used and ruined by the Cubs. I've loved the Cubs for close to 40 years of my 47 years of life. Believe it or not, I don't care. Oh yeah, F the BravesRich for a Cubs fan to say.
I remember when Claudell was with the White Sox -- they had a banner in the right field stands that said 'Washington slept here'It's not like I went over to the Braves thread and dogged u all out. I kept it in the Cubs thread and was really just sharing it with my fellow Cubs fans. Sorry to insult u all, but that's just how I feel about the Braves. I do have mad respect for a lot of Braves, like Murphy, Smoltz, Glavine, Justice, Javy, Andruw Jones and my boy Claudell Washington. My uncle used to say the reason Washington played so close to the foul line was so he could snort it between innings and he was a Braves fan