Flying th W in San Diego. On to Milwaukee ...

[aggiesal]

[George McGovern]

1. aggiesal -- I had no idea how important the W flag is to Cubs fans. Wikipedia helps explain.

Suddenly I'm rootin' for them!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubs_Win_Flag#/media/File:20080808_Navy_Seal_Parachutes_onto_Wrigley_Field.jpg

[aggiesal]

2. Fly the W, was started by Wrigley Field itself. ...

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Because Wrigley Field is a neighborhood ball park, the flag that flies after the game announces to the neighborhood whether the Cubs won or lost.
We knew about it growing up in the 60's, 70's & 80's, but it took off in the World Series season of 2016.

The flag that flies when they win, is a white flag with a blue W & it flies to the left of the main flagpole
Fans wait after the game, to watch the flag go up.


The flag that flies when they lose, is a blue flag with a white L & it flies to the right of the main flagpole


It is a very cool 😎 tradition.

[George McGovern]

3. I understand and agree wholeheartedly. Thank You! Go CUBS!

[MIButterfly]

4. When I was still working, I would decorate my desk with Cubs memorabilia starting on Opening Day

and ending on the last day of the season (which was the last day of the regular season or the last day of their postseason). In 2016, I left a huge framed poster of the front pages of the Chicago Tribune when they won the NLDS; the NLCS; and the World Series up all year until the start of the next season.

I never flew the W because I was afraid people would think I supported George W. Bush, but after he left office, I had a little W flag I would put out on my desk.

GO CUBS GO!!!!