DLee agrees with Obama?

[Old Style]

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-080826-derrek-lee-barack-obama-chicago-cubs,1,3928547.story

 

"I mean, he's right," Lee said with a grin. "I think most of the fans there are just there to enjoy the experience, and, uh, drink beer. I mean, is that not true?"

 

The reputation of Cubs fans has evolved over the years, from the blue-collar image fostered by the bleacher bums in the 1960s to today's Polo-shirted businessman buying tickets through an auction at the CBOE. Ticket prices are among the highest in baseball at Wrigley, and for much of the summer it's inhabited by relative strangers and sightseers.

 

Lee said he wasn't implying that all Cubs fans are simply there to party and look beautiful.

 

"I think we have great fans and they love baseball," he said. "But if you go to Wrigley, it's kind of an experience. I think a lot of our fans are tourists, and they're in town on summer vacation and they just want to check out Wrigley."

[Jehrico]

He's half right, and half wrong. Alot of the fans are tourists. The Cubs have a better nation-wide fan base than anyone else in baseball, thanks to Haray Carey, Steve Stone, and WGN in the 80s. A lot of those "tourists" grew up watching the Cubs on WGN because it was the one game that was always on after school in the 80s no matter where you were. Where he is wrong is most of them aren't just there to check out Wrigley, they're there to watch the Cubs.

[UMFan83]

Your OPS should be above .900 if you want to get away with saying crap like that Derrek.

[Shawon12]

Even more reason to trade him this off season.

[Derwood]

already being discussed in Social

[Bote McBoteface]

I go to Wrigley to watch Lee hit into double plays.

[badger1679666666]

Are all cubs fans such sensitive sallies, or just the ones on NSBB?

[Mizzou]

What a stupid thing to say.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

sensitive sallies

who says that?

[Outshined_One]

Already being discussed.