{"id":158893,"date":"2026-03-02T16:48:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=158893"},"modified":"2026-03-02T16:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:48:58","slug":"chicagos-hero-las-public-enemy-1-pete-crow-armstrong-doubles-down-on-the-comments-that-made-dodgers-fans-lose-their-minds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=158893","title":{"rendered":"Chicago\u2019s Hero, LA\u2019s Public Enemy #1: Pete Crow-Armstrong DOUBLES DOWN on the Comments That Made Dodgers Fans LOSE THEIR MINDS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<div>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden\" data-lead-image=\"true\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full\" title=\"Feb 12, 2026; Mesa, AZ, USA; Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) works out during spring training camp at Sloan Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_101,w_6748,h_3795\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/75\/01kjdpe2eakb95tfxnpc.jpg\" alt=\"Feb 12, 2026; Mesa, AZ, USA; Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) works out during spring training camp at Sloan Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images\" width=\"6748\" height=\"3795\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\" data-lead-image=\"true\">Feb 12, 2026; Mesa, AZ, USA; Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) works out during spring training camp at Sloan Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">Last week, Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong graced the front cover of Chicago Magazine and decided to use the platform to take a shot at Dodgers fans.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">And it <em>really<\/em> came out of nowhere. When talking about how much he loves Chicago and Cubs fans, he said, &#8220;It&#8217;s just an incredible city. The people are great. They give a s\u2014. They aren\u2019t just baseball fans who go to the game like Dodgers fans to take pictures or whatever. They are paying attention. They care.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">Now, Crow-Armstrong <em>is<\/em> a southern California native who has presumably spent more amount of time around Dodgers fans than most other players who like to throw shade at LA, but it&#8217;s impossible not to think that he just picked the lowest-hanging fruit.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">And he doubled down. During an appearance on <em>Foul Territory<\/em>, he was asked about his comments \u2014 which Dodgers fans unsurprisingly responded to very negatively \u2014 and said, &#8220;I grew up going to Dodgers games when they weren&#8217;t always good. But [the fans] go in phases. I remember putting the Giants fan in the coma. That stuck with me as a kid. Just little things, sitting in the stands, nasty stuff goes on. I didn&#8217;t always experience that at other ballparks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pete Crow-Armstrong says his comments about Dodgers fans have nothing to do with the players.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;They [the fans] go in phases. 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.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0qWe1LkghE\">pic.twitter.com\/0qWe1LkghE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoulTerritoryTV\/status\/2026732679136153783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-5\">Pete Crow-Armstrong tried and failed to clarify inflammatory comments about Dodgers fans<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">He was also sure to clarify that he didn&#8217;t mean any ill-will toward the people in the organization. &#8220;That has nothing to do with Doc, that has nothing to do with Shohei, any of the players over there. I love Mookie Betts, I look up to him like crazy. Freddie&#8217;s only ever been great to me. If anything, those are the guys that have given these fans a reason to be fans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">We don&#8217;t know, man. It still kinda seems like you just picked the most hated team in baseball and decided that would ingratiate you even more with the fans at the Friendly Confines. Again, low-hanging fruit.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">Crow-Armstrong has confirmed that the he&#8217;s had extension discussions with the Cubs and wants to keep having them &#8230; so this all feels like a poorly executed publicity stunt, kind of like Tarik Skubal parading around Detroit knowing it would make the Tigers look even worse for low-balling him at $19 million to try to avoid arbitration (of course, they did not).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">Whatever; we see through the act. There are ways to compliment Chicago fans without trying to dunk on the most untouchable team in baseball.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feb 12, 2026; Mesa, AZ, USA; Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) works out during spring training camp at Sloan Park. 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