{"id":594006,"date":"2026-02-26T12:59:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/594006\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:59:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:59:22","slug":"pete-crow-armstrong-doubles-down-on-comments-about-dodgers-fans-in-latest-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/594006\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Crow-Armstrong doubles down on comments about Dodgers fans in latest interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong had an opportunity to clarify his comments about Los Angeles Dodgers fans<\/a> that appeared in an article inside Chicago Magazine recently.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Instead, he added gasoline to the fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old All-Star, who grew up in the shadow of Los Angeles Dodgers blue, doubled down this week on his criticism of Dodgers fans. He told Foul Territory that he remembers \u201cnasty stuff\u201d in the stands as a kid, invoking the brutal 2011 beating of Bryan Stow<\/a> as something that stuck with him. He insisted his comments weren\u2019t about the players or the organization \u2014 only the fanbase.<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up going to Dodgers games<\/a> when they weren\u2019t always good. Their fans go in phases. Putting the Giants fan in the coma stuck with me as a kid. Sitting in the stands, nasty stuff goes on. I didn\u2019t always experience that at other ballparks,\u201d he said in the interview.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"PeteChicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong clarified his comments about Los Angeles Dodgers fans recently. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Pete Crow-Armstrong says his comments about Dodgers fans have nothing to do with the players.<\/p>\n

“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.” pic.twitter.com\/0qWe1LkghE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

But here\u2019s the problem: that\u2019s not the song he was singing before.<\/p>\n

Crow-Armstrong\u2019s original critique was that Dodgers fans don\u2019t \u201cgive a s\u2014,\u201d that they show up to take photos rather than understand the game. <\/p>\n

Now the argument has shifted from passion and baseball IQ to violence and ugliness. Those are two very different accusations. One is about engagement. The other is about morality.<\/p>\n

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Dodgers fans fired back quickly, pointing to record attendance, division titles, and October thunder. They also reminded Cubs loyalists of their own scars \u2014 hello, Steve Bartman.<\/p>\n

\"FansCrow-Armstrong\u2019s original critique was that Dodgers fans don\u2019t \u201cgive a s\u2014,\u201d that they show up to take photos. Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Every fanbase has its demons. Every stadium has its shadows. But when you grow up near Dodger Stadium and choose to keep swinging at its people, you better be ready for the fastball back at your face.<\/p>\n

Good thing Crow-Armstrong has crushed a few of those into the pavilion before. He\u2019ll hear about it again in when the Cubs come to Chavez ravine in late April.<\/p>\n

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