Today, Sportswriter Rick Morrissey at the Chicago Sun Times
wrote about the difference between Chicago & St Louis fans.
Chicago is the 3rd largest city in the U.S. and St. Louis is the 72nd.
Since 2009 when the Ricketts family bought the Cubs, they have
finished the season under .500 six times and this yr will be 7th.
They have had 2 rebuilding projects in 10 years. The fans accept
this because they won a World Series in 2016,
The last 2 times the Cardinals finished a season under .500 was
2007 and 1999. Their fans expect the team to be a contender
every year and the owners do their best to put a good team on
the field.
Bottom Line: The Cardinals treat their fans like a large market team
and the Cubs treat their fans like a small market team.
wrote about the difference between Chicago & St Louis fans.
Chicago is the 3rd largest city in the U.S. and St. Louis is the 72nd.
Since 2009 when the Ricketts family bought the Cubs, they have
finished the season under .500 six times and this yr will be 7th.
They have had 2 rebuilding projects in 10 years. The fans accept
this because they won a World Series in 2016,
The last 2 times the Cardinals finished a season under .500 was
2007 and 1999. Their fans expect the team to be a contender
every year and the owners do their best to put a good team on
the field.
Bottom Line: The Cardinals treat their fans like a large market team
and the Cubs treat their fans like a small market team.