Chicago Fire the T.V. show is definitely more popular than the soccer team, but hey let's give the futbol club some love. Besides, Toyota Park is a nice place to go catch a soccer game or as I like to call it "take a nap."
Ignorant Green Bay Packers fan: "Bro, your stadium looks like a spaceship!"
Under the influence Chicago Bears fan: "Dude, it's freaking majestic look at all the glass."
The Midwestern United States of America in a nutshell.
To quote the film Bad Teacher "It's the only argument I need Shawn!"
Michael Jordan isn't like a God in Chicago, he is a God. The guy had his own statue outside the United Center at age 31! On top of that, the Bulls retired his number just for him to come back and win three more rings. Again, No. 23 and/or No. 45 can and will win you any argument.
Ron Santo and Harry Caray shouldn't be compared to one another. However, the two Baseball Hall of Famers will forever be linked as iconic Chicago Cubs' broadcasters. Of course, Santo is more known for his playing days, while Caray's signature "Holy Cow!" call remains popular to this day.
Chicago misses ya, Ron and Harry.
Chicago fans know all about the North Side vs. South Side brawl that goes on each summer. And with this type of battle comes a few great nicknames. Of course, anyone who has gone to Chicago knows the South side is a little rough around the edges. Hence, U.S. Cellular Field is known as the "Cell" as in prison cell. Or at least that's what Chicago Cubs fans say.
Alright, don't get all mad at me -- it's meant to be a joke. Kind of. The Chicago Blackhawks weren't on the city's radar for quite some time and now? Well they are the talk of the town with two Stanley Cup Trophies in four years. Chicago doesn't have bandwagon fans...Chicago creates a bandwagon and then jumps on it. Big difference from your buddy who is a Miami Heat fan despite living in the great state of Nevada.
Walter Payton was the epitome of class. Unfortunately, the ridiculously talented running back only lived to be 55 years old. Payton was the greatest Chicago Bear of all time and his legacy lives on in Chicago to this day. In fact, Soldier Field is always littered with No. 34 jerseys as "Sweetness" is still the best nickname in the history of Windy City sports.
Listen: Scottie Pippen was more than Michael Jordan's right-hand man. Sure, No. 33 benefited from playing with the greatest NBA player of all time, but Pippen is his own person and Chicago folks are the first to give "No Tip Pip" his due.
Oh boy, the mouth of the south himself. Ozzie Guillen went from that scrappy Chicago White Sox shortstop to a World Series Champion manager in a matter of a decade. However, someone with an ego the size of Guillen's wasn't going to last in Chicago.
Guillen followed the path of Mike Ditka if you ask me or most Chicago fans. Both guys were "fiery leaders" when they won a championship, yet were labelled as "loose cannons" once the team went south. That's the nature of the beast and Guillen knows all too well about the grinder that is Chicago media.
If the DePaul Blue Demons and/or the Northwestern Wildcats ever put it together for an entire college basketball season then Chicago would morph into a college town. However, that is never going to happen solely because both programs are complete garbage.
The funniest part is that these supposed "Chicago schools" can't even recruit in their own backyard. For crying out loud: Derrick Rose and Jabari Parker left the Windy City for places like Memphis, Tennessee and Durham, North Carolina. That's just bad news.
What I don't understand here is the "It's." My guess is a World Series Championship, but I really can't be so sure. Either way, Chicago Cubs fans toss this things around like fools all summer long. Perhaps I shouldn't be so harsh. I mean, the whole "Wait 'Til Next Year" concept isn't much better...
Do I really need to even go into detail here? No part of Rex Grossman is "sexy." It's that simple.
Hey, do you know what Illinois' largest state park is? Wisconsin.
Seriously though, if you go to a Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers game in late June then you will see just how infested Miller Park is with Cubbie blue. Wrigley Field North is quite the home away from home.
Here's how College Football season goes in Chicago:
Week 1: "Go Northwestern!"
Week 2: "Go Illinois!"
Week 3: "Go Notre Dame!"
Week 4: "Go Northern Illinois!"
Week 5: "Ah, forget it."
How could you ruin a man's life because he wanted to catch a foul ball? Chicago Cubs fans know that what they did to Steve Bartman and it's downright shameful. Now Bartman is forced to live his life under a rock over 10 years later all because Moises Alou had to act like a child. Even worse, the poor guy didn't even get an apology. Well, here's one on behalf of Chicago, Steve: Sorry.
Derrick Rose might be in the Chicago doghouse right now, yet it hasn't always been like that. In fact, Rose is a Chicago product, who took the city by storm at age 18. And yes everyone knows Rose's mishap with the SATs. He had someone take his test for him. So what? Are you jealous or something? Go Bulls.
Hey may be old as sin. He may be annoying as your uncle Frank when he has had to much to drink, but he's a Chicago legend. Hawk Harrelson teaches you a lesson every time the White Sox come on and that's something any baseball fan can enjoy.
Ah, steroids.
A "dark age" for baseball? Try telling that to a Chicago Cubs fan who watched a handful of awful teams just to see Sammy Sosa nail a solo home run in the ninth inning of a 14-3 loss and blow kisses to the camera. Sosa was big-time in Chicago and although the White Sox didn't have a steroid freak like Sosa on their team; 2014 Hall of Famer Frank Thomas played during the era, which was actually a great time to be Sox fan.
"Bill Swerski's Superfans" is a Saturday Night Live skit that is likely older than half of the people walking around yelling "Da Bears." Come on, folks it's not 1991 anymore. Stop saying "Da" before team names. Or else.
Devin O’Barr is the Content Commentator for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @DevinOBarrRS, “Like” him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google.
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