Oh, this wasn’t a bit and he intentionally targeted Dodgers fans when he was sharing his praise of how passionate Cubs fans are. Pete Crow-Armstrong double down on his hatred for Dodgers fans a few days after his explosive quotes from a Chicago Magazine created havoc around the baseball world.
The Cubs center fielder appeared on Foul Territory on Wednesday and of course they brought up his quote that bashed Dodgers fans for not caring as much about baseball compared to Cubs fans. Crow-Armstrong made sure to clarify a major point. This had nothing to do with Dodgers players. This was all about him truly not liking Dodgers fans.
And this wasn’t a light-hearted double down either. Crow-Armstrong was fairly serious as he further explained his feelings about Dodgers fans.
“I grew up going to Dodgers games when they weren’t always good. When they had Mannywood pop up, but they go in phases. All fans fight, but I remember putting the Giants fan in a coma. That stuck with me as a kid. Just little things, sitting in the stands nasty stuff goes on. I didn’t always experience that at other ballparks. But like I said, that has nothing to do with who is actually on the field for them. I love playing against them. I love what they’re doing, they’re creating a dynasty, but I want to take them down too.”
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A.J. Pierzynski was there in-person, interviewing Crow-Armstrong and he had similar thoughts as Dodgers analyst Jerry Hairston Jr., who loved Crow-Armstrong’s intensity and the drama he’s bringing to Cubs vs. Dodgers.
In case you are unfamiliar with the specific story that Crow-Armstrong referenced about the Giants fan who was beaten into a coma at the parking lot of Dodgers Stadium, the incident happened in 2011. The attack by two Dodgers fans left Giants fan Bryan Stow brain damaged and disabled.
Of course there are bad people within every single fan base in the world. But as someone who grew up in the LA area and went to Dodgers game and had the ability to go to games across the league, Crow-Armstrong has firsthand experience of what it’s like going to Dodgers games.
To simply blast him and push his views aside because he’s on the Cubs and Cubs fans can sometimes become easy targets, doesn’t mean Pete Crow-Armstrong is wrong about the Dodgers fans he’s seen.
