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thefoss1957 · 06-07-2015, 10:45 AM

Also, as far as emigration from the City, Chicago has had an exodus of population since the 70s, when recessions made the job market for industry tight...moreover, many retirement age Chicagoans head for warmer climes...Chicago having such a large population base, this means that there are significant native Chicagoans spread through the US...myself included...Chicago teams in general, and Cub, Bear, and Blackhawk teams, in particular, are often said to "travel well"...a LARGE portion of those Chi-fans are already living in those hostile markets.

Many might put this kind of fan down to "bandwagon", but, even though competent management and winning HAS added a few of those, one cannot say the same for the Bears, and especially the Cubs, who also have a diverse and dispersed fan base throughout the US.

06-07-2015, 10:45 AM	#11
thefoss1957 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah Exp:	Also, as far as emigration from the City, Chicago has had an exodus of population since the 70s, when recessions made the job market for industry tight...moreover, many retirement age Chicagoans head for warmer climes...Chicago having such a large population base, this means that there are significant native Chicagoans spread through the US...myself included...Chicago teams in general, and Cub, Bear, and Blackhawk teams, in particular, are often said to "travel well"...a LARGE portion of those Chi-fans are already living in those hostile markets. Many might put this kind of fan down to "bandwagon", but, even though competent management and winning HAS added a few of those, one cannot say the same for the Bears, and especially the Cubs, who also have a diverse and dispersed fan base throughout the US. __________________ "If the wine's not good enough for the cook, the wine's not good enough for the dish!" - Julia Child (goddess of the kitchen)