Pete Crow-Armstrong is about to get a very loud reminder of where he came from.
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The Chicago Cubs outfielder, an L.A. native and rising star, took a clear swipe at Los Angeles Dodgers fans this week. And he did not need to be nudged.
In a profile with Chicago Magazine, Crow-Armstrong praised Cubs fans by contrasting them directly with the crowd back home.
"Cubs fans actually give a s***," he said. "They aren't just baseball fans who go to the game like Dodgers fans to take pictures. They pay attention. They care."
That landed hard. And it was self-inflicted.
This was not a joke that got away from him. It was not a leading question. Crow-Armstrong brought Dodgers fans into the conversation all on his own, and in a city that packs Dodger Stadium every night from April through October, it reads like an invitation.
The irony is thick. Crow-Armstrong grew up in Los Angeles. He played Little League under that sun. He attended games at Chavez Ravine. He is the son of actors Matthew John Armstrong and Ashley Crow, Hollywood through and through.
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Yes, he has said his dad raised him on two rules: Never root for the Dodgers. Never root for the Cardinals.
Fine. Baseball grudges are inherited.
But questioning the baseball IQ of Dodgers fans? That is different.
This is the same fan base that created Fernandomania, that obsesses over pitch sequencing and bullpen leverage, that turned Clayton Kershaw into folklore.
They will remember this. April 24-26 are already circled in red.
