Chicago Cubs fans packed a pub in London on Thursday for the team's rally ahead of the weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.Cubs players practice during a training session ahead of the weekend series against the Cardinals at London Stadium on June 23, 2023.
However, those travel plans in 2020 fell through when the pandemic caused the cancelation of the series. Watts, 56 of Mount Prospect, again made arrangements with her parents when Major League Baseball announced last year the Cubs and Cardinals would finally play a two-game series this weekend at London Stadium, where West Ham United’s Premier League field has again been transformed into a temporary baseball field.
“Being a Cubs fan is a special and different thing. I don’t think you can say the same thing for the Cardinals. I’ve watched my parents with Cardinals fans and it’s not the same. There’s a camaraderie that we have that’s completely different.”[Don't miss] London Series 2023: What to know about the Chicago Cubs-St. Louis Cardinals games — including how to watchCubs fans packed the pub Thursday afternoon as the festivities kicked off the lead-up to Saturday’s series opener at London Stadium.
Greg, 57, and Jenny Galanos, 58, of Fox River Grove, saw the Cubs series in London as the perfect opportunity to come across the pond and will be at Saturday’s game. Both were born and raised Cubs fans; Jenny’s father served as a strong influence on her fandom while Greg was surrounded by Cubs fans growing up on the northwest side.
Monica Wilson, 46 of Baltimore, and her sister Amber Wilson, 44 of Houston, said they became Chicago Cubs fans growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, from watching the Triple-A team and catching Cubs games on WGN. Amber’s son Benjamin, 11, is also a Cubs fan and is excited to see Marcus Stroman pitch Sunday. They are photographed in London on June 22, 2023.
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