Lovable Winners (2016) [Chicago Cubs Documentary]

[@lowrollerscraps2477]

A fan since 1988 when I was 11, thank you WGN, I got a Win Flag tattoo the day after the curse was broken. And I'm taking my family in a few weeks for Ryne Sandburg day.

[@ryandaman9403]

To all Cubs fans: I'm a fifty year old, Red Sox fan that lived through Bucky Dent, Bill Buckner and Aaron Boone. I never thought my Sox would ever win another World Series, never mind four since 2004. My point, you never know how the passing of time will bring changes and tip the scales of dominance in your favor. I have all ways felt a kinship with Cubs fans based on the ridiculous droughts both fan bases had to endure. Now that the Cubs have won in 2016, you never know how many more are around the corner. Go Cubs!

[@josephasner171]

Ryan Da man: I am a Huge St. Louis Blues fan. I Know how Cub Fans felt when they won the World Series. I felt exactly the same way when the Blues Won the stanley Cup. any Cub fan who was in St. Louis on the night of June 12 2019 would have felt like they were re-living the cubs ws victory night All Over again,

[@kentonclarkson1449]

Let me explain what "Lovable Loser" meant. It meant you were a Cub fan no matter what. That it never occurred to you to switch teams. The Cubs were your boys no matter what. And they gave it their all game after game, year after year. As long as they played their hearts out and gave it 100% you stuck with them and just waited and waited for them to put it all together and finally win it all. That is what it meant: we loved our Cubs no matter what and damnit some day it's gonna happen. And then it did. On Nov 3, 2016. My 58th birthday.

[@willm3027]

Im a yankees fan but i rooted for the cubs that season! That was one of the things i wanted to see before i died, so i cant imagine what true hardcore cubs fan felt. Amazing!

[@geoffreybickel8449]

Will M it’s been 2 years now and let me tell I still don’t believe we won. I think it’s a dream I had everyday I wake up.

[@franzdoreza5230]

Thanks for rooting for the world’s greatest losers..We appreciate it..I was a magical season that could’ve easily fallen apart when Madden brought in Chapman and left him in waay to long..That would’ve been a typical Cubs FAIL that might have been suicidal for some fans..This year they’re not just losing for draft picks..It really doesn’t work the same as the NFL or NBA..

[@willm3027]

@@franzdoreza5230 definitely a magical October. Oh well I think baseball has been evolving and I don’t see the Yankees winning it within another 10 years sadly. There’s a lot of stubborn teams not wanting to let go of their old ways. Hopefully you guys find the right mix around the board.

[@bazzer124]

My dad was in the Army so in my early childhood we moved around a lot. I started getting into baseball at 6 in 1960, but had no team to root for. We were stationed in Fairbanks, AK for the next three years, so I rooted for the Yankees, my dad's team (he was from Queens). When we got to Chicago in 1963, I immediately became a Cubs fan, and still am diehard to this day. I've met Ron Santo and Ernie Banks - during their playing days - watched Fergie pitch against Bob Gibson and have so many memories that I will cherish for my entire life. Go Cubs, go! Cheers....

[@Emper0rH0rde]

When I was growing up, my favorite sport was association football, or as it's commonly known in the U.S., soccer. Not baseball. And I was such an insufferable contrarian, that I *had* to let *everyone* know I wasn't a fan of baseball. As I got older, I got more and more cynical, to the point where I was acting as if baseball had personally affronted me. Then the Cubs won the World Series. With that, I got a much closer, more personal look at just what this game *means* to so many people. I softened to it, and eventually made peace with it. Although I still wasn't a fan, the mere existence of a sport that I didn't watch no longer bothered me. After a few years of watching cricket, a British bat-and-ball game most popular in England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Indian subcontinent, I finally decided to give baseball a chance. I was hooked when I realized I'd watched five whole innings. Now, watching baseball is incredibly therapeutic. It helped get me through a *rough* ordeal last year when I was stuck in a horrible job I hated, and my very first year as a fan was capped off when my team, the Washington Nationals, won the World Series. I've only been a fan for a year and a half, but I feel like baseball has always been part of my life. And I have the Cubs to thank for that. They may not be *my* team, but they have a special place in my heart, because they're the team that brought me to the dance.

[@sliat1981]

Soccer sux

[@srober0565]

I almost made it without tears until I saw the green apples at Harry's grave. Still gives me goosebumps. Love my Cubbies.

[@Videogamelover58]

This still gives me teary eye

[@larrysproul9424]

What a feeling it was. Since a lot of us will never see it again. Go Cubs. !!

[@tylershumaker4242]

im not crying, youre crying...

[@pastorscottporter]

The video of the last out at 13:16-13:30 is mine. I shot it from my seat in Section 131 Row Y Seat 10. A game so great, it took 2 days to complete. A night I will never forget

[@andrewlurndahl]

This film moved me. I miss you grandpa.

[@thorstenbuechner9227]

Although living thousands of miles away I was deeply touched that night. And thankful for having seen a Cubs game in Wrigley some years ago, because I was able to feel what the WS meant to that ballclub. Funny story: After having seen a Cubs game in 2011 and having returned to Hamburg a colleague of mine (not being into baseball at all) asked me: "So, did they lose?" Apperently the Cubs and their fate were pretty famous in a total baseball diaspora.

[@peivandryks5217]

Wow, this brought me to teary eyes. More than three years ago and still get the shivers. I love the ending: a sign of bounty.

[@yaakovbauman1609]

I watch the last out once a day I still can't believe it hsppend

[@Tronathon242]

I remember thinking that 2006 was gonna be the year, too. Stupid me, I had to wait another decade and be at work in Korea. Wasn't even able to watch the final out.

[@michellemeyer1649]

Best ballpark on the city! I remember being a kid taking the Addison street bus with all five of my boy cousins. Nothing but great memories! And Phil Cavarretta was my great uncle who a dolll! Baseball is in my blood!

[@JuwanBuchanan]

Just one that's all I ask. I hope I live to see the Detroit Lions win a Superbowl in my lifetime so I can get to feel the feeling what's winning feel like.

[@ChainsGoldMask]

Winning the pennant was as beautiful as the whole story

[@tylermcgrew4035]

I hope my rangers and cowboys win a championship soon :) We have dreaded long enough and we will win one someday.

[@braddesporte]

Thats why baseball is so special! Every fan became a lil younger that night

[@space_ace_1]

Cubs fan thanks to Back To The Future, 2011 when i got into Baseball, best decision i ever made

[@ChainsGoldMask]

If only you can go back to 69 and 84, interview the same confident people that would go on to see nothing but heartbreak before they died. It was for them and those before them. These kids carried the torch, but won’t understand the pain.

[@ChainsGoldMask]

This coming from a kid that picked them up in ‘93 lol

[@IH-oo3le]

That Lori Parker is a beautiful lady with an infectious smile

[@mt12450]

"U know im only 22, its not like I have a girlfriend or anything." lmao!!!! 9:04

[@Tronathon242]

At least Ronnie was still around. Too many never lived to see it.

[@doctorpaul34]

Tronathon242 Ron Santo? He passed away a few years back

[@mgf226]

Maybe he meant Ronnie Woo Woo.

[@Tronathon242]

Paul Ciavarelli I meant Ronnie Woo Woo.

[@Tronathon242]

Adam Frisch I in fact did mean him.

[@doctorpaul34]

Gotcha! Go Cubs!

[@michaelnelson1128]

The greatest day in Chicago sports history

[@marchmadness76]

As a Sox fan I’m glad the Cubs finally won another World Series. I always felt bad for their fans.

[@kevtruth]

Hey man, Cub fan here. Was so happy for the Sox in '05. My Dad took me to many games at Comiskey and Wrigley growing up. He liked the Cubs, but he was a Sox fan and got to see them win it. He passed in 2014. Damn I wish I coulda watched 2016 with him

[@ChainsGoldMask]

No lie. My sister in law missed it because it went to commercial and I told her she had time to pee. I will never live this down and it gets mentioned often.

[@gregthegroove]

Damn....There is honestly no way I ever just look at and refer to a green apple as just a fruit. Anytime in my life that’s considered a celebration, you can bet your ass I will be eating green apples in some capacity.

[@franzdoreza5230]

I was thrilled for Red Sox fans who also waited quite a long time..not nearly as bad as the Cubs..But it was great for them..I also was happy for KC when they won the World Series too..Cubs fans really don’t care about hating the White Sox or the fans, but the White Sox fans certainly have the middle child mentality because they feel disrespected..But I really don’t care and I did root for them because I really liked there team about 20 years ago..

[@ryleychinn5553]

This is how Detroits gonna be when the lions win a super bowl one day

[@themilwaukeebrewerswillnev7545]

and the browns. 2 STARVING fan bases lol

[@Videogamelover58]

I just had a dream that they won and I'm not a lions fan lol

[@josephasner171]

Riley China: This is how St. Louis looked when the Blues won the Stanley Cup.

[@josephasner171]

This is how St. Louis was when the Blues won the Stanley Cup.

[@ChainsGoldMask]

I might tell my kids????!!! Die Hard fan right there.

[@MikeFranklin69]

Is that old man, "Bob from Niles/Park Ridge?????"

[@forthedoggiesguitars2277]

Woohooo Ronnie Woohoo!

[@SteveSmith-un3fx]

As a cubs fan; what was the white Sox curse in 05?

[@Sh00terMcGavinXL]

They had the Black Sox curse after throwing the 1919 World Series to Cincinnati they would go 86 years without winning a world series

[@xpto41]

the cubs have more fans than the white sox right?

[@OstrichMan4000]

Yeah, way more, that's why Sox fans feel so disrespected so much

[@emmagray5581]

The sox fan looks like a guy that wishes he would of been a cross country runner

[@derrickyee1143]

The lovable losers goes to the San Francisco Giants.

[@owenlevine3707]

Chicago fans sound like eagles fans

[@franzdoreza5230]

I would love a cross town series because it would be epic regardless of who wins. I definitely cried when they won but I HATE that fucking song..Really HATE it..please STOP playing that annoying song that makes no sense..OK we want another World Series win!!!!!

[@runner6500]

The thumbnail had a Sox fan. I thought this was about the Sox. I watched 10 seconds at the most. Please do not count me as a view. Thank you.

[@609InYourCoffeeMaker]

You thought a video titled "Lovable Winners" was about the Sox?

[@runner6500]

Chicagos' baseball? Yes, the Sox fit that description best.

[@garyshaw9912]

runner6500 Sox don't fit anything

[@jonathanthompson1569]

@@runner6500 Lol, fuck outta here with those White Sux.

[@digitalutopia1]

There's nothing loveable about the White Sox. They're a bitter, jealous fanbase whose team literally threw a World Series before they won one. I think the most pure example of the White Sox fanbase, was a banner I saw while watching the 2005 world series, that took a shot at Cubs fans. I mean, what kind of fanbase waits 49 years to see their team in a World Series, and uses that moment to take a shot at fans of a team that isn't even involved?