Bandwagon tour follows Cubs’ trophy around midwest
Apr 3, 2017
The Chicago Cubs did the impossible this past Nov. and, despite a three-to-one lead by the Cleveland Indians, the team battled back and won their first World Series in 108 seasons.
The Indians now lead the MLB with the longest championship drought in history, after failing to win the big one in their last 68 seasons. The list is then followed by the Texas Rangers (56 seasons), the Houston Astros (55 seasons) and the Milwaukee Brewers (48 seasons). This is simply a list of some other possible bandwagon tours to come in the near future, but this summer’s recruiting belongs to Chicago.
After such an outstanding season, some form of recognition is required. The Cubs will host a “trophy tour” throughout the Midwest to let fans see the trophy, as well as all the hard work that went into obtaining it.
Various trophy tour locations include Chicago City Hall, Indiana University and the Under Armour Brand house on Michigan Ave. The event will finally wrap up by heading back to Chicago for the 2017 home opener.
That being said, a separate bandwagon tour will also be making various stops throughout the Midwest to pick up any fans who had possibly given up hope on a losing Cubs franchise, but recently decided to change their minds.
The bandwagon tour will get things rolling with a visit to UNI, the University of Iowa and Iowa State University before heading to the south side of Chicago, where the bandwagon will pick up any White Sox fans who were unhappy with a 78-84 record last season.
The bandwagon tour will end at Wrigley Field at the end of this week, at which point all the new Cubs fans will be deposited in front of the baseball stadium’s gift shop, where Wrigley will be holding a special promotion: anyone who trades in any piece of MLB apparel with a different team’s logo will receive a 75 percent discount off Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo jerseys. These two players actually helped sponsor the bandwagon tour and are consistently cited as two favorites for members of the tour.
The Cubs bandwagon is currently scheduled to make a stop on UNI’s campus later today. Many UNI students have expressed excitement at the prospect of jumping on the bandwagon, such as sophomore business major Will Burray.
“I love the Cubs; I am such a hardcore fan!” Burray said. “I can’t even remember when my fandom first started because it was so long ago. I want to say it was November of 2016, but it might have been October. Who’s to say?”
Stacey Jenkins, a UNI junior majoring in public relations, echoed Burray’s sentiment by emphasizing her own love for the Cubs.
“No one is a bigger fan of the Cubbies than me,” Jenkins said. “I can’t wait for that bandwagon to come through here today. I’m going to jump on it so hard that I’m not even going to know what hit me!”
The Cubs play the St. Louis Cardinals tonight in their second game of the regular season. Many members of the Cubs bandwagon are expected to be cheering on the Cubs, both in attendance at the game and watching at home.