Do you consider the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry

[mjohnson71]

I think the Cubs are still the Cardinals #1 rivalry, but it's somewhat more friendly than other rivalries.

 

More friendly? Have you spent any appreciable time in Central Illinois? It's not open warfare in the streets, but you can draw a line from about Des Moines to Terra Haute, and a hundred miles on either side of that line is a region of fairly fierce partisanship for one team or the other. My daughter is seven years old and doesn't really watch much baseball, but she knows for every kid in her class whether they come from a Cubs family or a Cards family.

 

George Will has written quite a bit about growing up a Cubs fan in Champaign, Illinois and having to deal with Cardinal fans.

 

Let me clarify, from my experience the Cardinals-Cubs rivalry is not vicious as Yankees-Red Sox.

 

East Coast love of violence, foul behavior, cursing and hatred of all other teams is the norm. Back in the 90's I went to a Blackhawks/Flyers game at the old Spectrum on a early season Tuesday night. I thought I'd be safe since it was a weeknight and the teams aren't rivals: but I'd swear half the crowd is "likes to fight" guy. I'm still amazed I got out of the arena alive.

[jersey cubs fan]

East Coast love of violence, foul behavior, cursing and hatred of all other teams is the norm. Back in the 90's I went to a Blackhawks/Flyers game at the old Spectrum on a early season Tuesday night. I thought I'd be safe since it was a weeknight and the teams aren't rivals: but I'd swear half the crowd is "likes to fight" guy. I'm still amazed I got out of the arena alive.

 

I've been to multiple Blackhawks/Flyers, Bears/Eagles and Cubs/Phillies games and never came close to be concerned for my safety. Maybe you're just a paranoid wimp.

[TruffleShuffle]

us philly folk are just crazed bloodthirsty maniacs. mjohnson is right, if i were there he would either be dead or in a wheelchair right now.

[mjohnson71]

East Coast love of violence, foul behavior, cursing and hatred of all other teams is the norm. Back in the 90's I went to a Blackhawks/Flyers game at the old Spectrum on a early season Tuesday night. I thought I'd be safe since it was a weeknight and the teams aren't rivals: but I'd swear half the crowd is "likes to fight" guy. I'm still amazed I got out of the arena alive.

 

I've been to multiple Blackhawks/Flyers, Bears/Eagles and Cubs/Phillies games and never came close to be concerned for my safety. Maybe you're just a paranoid wimp.

 

Wanna fight about it. Huh, huh, HUH! Because I'll kick your a**. :mad:

[baseballfan50]

I think the Cubs are still the Cardinals #1 rivalry, but it's somewhat more friendly than other rivalries.

 

More friendly? Have you spent any appreciable time in Central Illinois? It's not open warfare in the streets, but you can draw a line from about Des Moines to Terra Haute, and a hundred miles on either side of that line is a region of fairly fierce partisanship for one team or the other. My daughter is seven years old and doesn't really watch much baseball, but she knows for every kid in her class whether they come from a Cubs family or a Cards family.

 

George Will has written quite a bit about growing up a Cubs fan in Champaign, Illinois and having to deal with Cardinal fans.

 

Let me clarify, from my experience the Cardinals-Cubs rivalry is not vicious as Yankees-Red Sox.

 

East Coast love of violence, foul behavior, cursing and hatred of all other teams is the norm. Back in the 90's I went to a Blackhawks/Flyers game at the old Spectrum on a early season Tuesday night. I thought I'd be safe since it was a weeknight and the teams aren't rivals: but I'd swear half the crowd is "likes to fight" guy. I'm still amazed I got out of the arena alive.

 

Last year at Scottrade Center a Red Wings fan was apparently trying to pick a fight, so a Blues fan pulled his jersey over his head and threw it into the lower bowl of the arena.

 

But the viciousness of some of the East Coast rivalries is well-known, especially Yankees vs. Red Sox.

[jersey cubs fan]

us philly folk are just crazed bloodthirsty maniacs. mjohnson is right, if i were there he would either be dead or in a wheelchair right now.

 

It's true.

 

http://deadspin.com/5518706/last-nights-winner-not-this-guy

 

Scum of the earth down there.

[mjohnson71]

East Coast love of violence, foul behavior, cursing and hatred of all other teams is the norm. Back in the 90's I went to a Blackhawks/Flyers game at the old Spectrum on a early season Tuesday night. I thought I'd be safe since it was a weeknight and the teams aren't rivals: but I'd swear half the crowd is "likes to fight" guy. I'm still amazed I got out of the arena alive.

 

I've been to multiple Blackhawks/Flyers, Bears/Eagles and Cubs/Phillies games and never came close to be concerned for my safety. Maybe you're just a paranoid wimp.

 

Yes, yes I am a paranoid wimp.

 

The best thing at that game was when a Flyers player pulled an Alex Ovechkin and crosschecked a Blackhawks player from behind into the boards. The crowd cheered like mad but then started booing like it was a bad call when they gave him a 2 minute minor. While he was being escorted to the penalty box I clapped a few times. So Flyers fan sitting by us stood up, pointed at me and told me to shut the hell up and said I didn't have the right to cheer for my team in HIS building. Uhhh, okay.

 

Then later during the break I was going to go to the bathroom so I left my coat in the seat. One of the ushers told me to take it with me since

1) it will be taken or trashed

2) I should wear it on the concourse as a cover up and "for my own good"

 

I could understand the hatred if I was sporting Penguins or Rangers gear. Buch a Blackhawks jersey: we're not even in the same conference.