Advice for a father-to-be

you should have to figure out this problem all on your own. Sucker.

expose the child to Cubs games and Cards games. Make sure they do little league (if they want). Que sera sera, dood. :P

How did you end up a Cubs fan in the first place?

Let it happen naturally. My dad’s a Cardinals/Steelers fan. I’m Cubs/Bears. My brother is White Sox/Cowboys.

On a related note my brother just had a little boy and I’m going to do my damndest to make him rebel against pops and wanna be like his “cool uncle.”

Well, maybe your offspring will be “The One” that ends the war and unites these two worlds.

Then again, maybe Junior will run away to Ferenginar and be a Sox fan…

Congrats!

i say let the kid decide on his own. If you try to push him to one team or anther he might walk away from baseball.

Congrats to you and your wife!

You aren’t planning on naming the baby Al?

is Babyworf first grandkid on either side?

Call me a “teamist,” but I could never had married someone who didn’t root for the Cubs.

When you play catch make sure you wear Cubs clothing.
When your wife plays catch let her wear Cards clothes.

The kid should catch on pretty fast

You have the duty as a Cubs fan to raise your child properly. It’s as simple as that.

That’s what I did with my newborn. My wife made the mistake of giving me the naming “rights” to the middle name, so I went with CLARK. I told her about what that name means only after we signed the birth certificate.

You could tell her that Sheffield is the name of your great-grandfather or something, then slip the news after the first year or so.

Neither one of them will buy the children sports paraphernalia so the kids, when they start liking sports, can make their own decisions. Grandparents are allowed (and each set of g-parents likes different teams).

Didn’t know you had it in you, but fatherhood is great!

Don’t forget to put his/her name on the season ticket waiting list.

Again, congrats!

Nothing better than being a Father.
 It will work out, wear your Cubs gear, talk the Cubs, and God willng a Championship this year will top it off.

She won’t be able to resist the cute outfits. Before she knows it, the child will be a Cub fan!

Congrats on the upcoming addition to the family!

Make him a fan of the St. Louis Browns. It shouldn’t be too long until the toddler can fit into an Eddie Gaedel jersey.

I’m going to refrain from comparing the Browns’ logo to a baby klingon…

from Star Trek.

little Tupac or little Shakira

If not, I would worry less about your child’s chosen baseball team, and more about their simmering resentment of you.

But congratulations, and good luck.

at how many “mixed” marriages I saw at Wrigley friday and saturday. A lot of husband/wife, girlfriend/boyfriend couples with Cubs/Cards shirts on. I suppose it could happen to work out. I married a non baseball fan and turned her into a Cubs fan.

Imagine if the kid liked the DH rule!

I’d say with the next, oh, 10-20 years of World Series victories for the Cubs, your new baby will make the right decision on his/her own! As for names, I like Ernie Banks Worf (last name here)… what could possibly go wrong?

as that seems to be the easiest rout to the bigs

if he/she is younger than four, you can get away with this, but living in central illinois, i have a family split right down the middle of Cubs/Cards fans, but dad taking me to my first game at Wrigley was what took the cake.

P.S. My first game was at old busch when i was like 8 months old but you know i dont count that garbage ;-P

I’m only interested in dating guys who are either Cubs fans or fans of AL teams.

Being a father 3 times over, make it a life lesson… something like this: “Son, a bear cub and a cardinal are stranded on a desert island with no food…”
“Dad, couldn’t the cardinal just fly away?”
“Never mind that, dammit! Now. There’s no food, eventually they’ll both get hungry. When nature calls, would you rather be the bear? Or would you rather be the bird. Don’t let life eat you alive, son.”
“I love you Dad!”

what happens when the child suggests that the mound needs to be lowered.

He is nice and all but still I consider it a “mixed” marriage ( actually his side of the family can actually READ Hebrew but still I don’t mean that kind of religion). They live in Northbrook and my two nephews are CUBS FANS. To be nice they tell their dad that the Cardinals are their " 2nd favorite team" , HA. Anyway IF you live in the Chicago area you should not have much to worry about. Once my younger nephew who is a RABID fan got upset that his father would not let him spend $50 or more to get a Kerry Wood autograph ( he already had one) and said very angrily " YOU WON"T LET ME HAVE IT BECAUSE YOU ARE A CARDINAL FAN" but that was an isolated incident, they generally get along fine. I am sure your little Cub fan will understand that Mom had a deprived upbringing but you will make sure that does not happen to them.

…I’m going to give you some good news, Worf. You may come out on top on this one. The tipping point is the fact that your wife is so ambivalent about the Cards. Your son/daughter (we haven’t established a gender, right?) will likely pick up on your intense passion for the Cubs and follow you into the ivy.

That’s kind of what’s happened to me. My situation is a bit different – my wife is not a fan of baseball or sports in general, so there was never any danger of my daughter wearing Cardinal red or Brewer blech. But it’s possible she could’ve followed my wife down the road to ambivalence. However, as she’s gotten older, my daughter has really picked up on my passion (read: obsession) with the Cubs. She can tell they make me happy (sorta, usually), so, in turn, they make her happy. Thus, she appears destined to be a Cubs fan, too. (Then again, she is a girl, so she’s bound to break my heart at some point.)

So I would say just let nature take its course and you should be fine. Then again, when he or she is older, you may want to point out that, no matter how many ice cream cones those Cardinal-loving grandparents buy him or her, he or she still has to live under your roof.

Wouldn’t “I Married a Cardinals Fan” make a great horror movie title?

Think about it, a young man named Worf is quietly going about his life, loving Star Trek and the Cubs when into his life suddenly appears a beautiful young lady who is sweet in every way. They share the same taste in movies, books, have similar outlooks in life but he finds out the awful truth and it’s too late SHES A CARDINALS FAN!

Buy 2 jersies…
if it’s a girl get one brand new spiffy Cubbies jersey and an old second hand ratty Cards jersey…

if it’s a boy reverse that…

your baby.

Your wife will be exhausted after having the baby. Bring a small Cubs baby blanket to the delivery (secretly). Wrap the baby in it after he/she is born. TAKE PICTURES !!!!

A little advice to help make Mrs. Worf happy.

Take walks where you talk about the future. It’s good for her (unless the doctor says no of course).

Sometimes she’ll get a little goofy it happens but let her be goofy.

Go to the doctor with her. Enjoy it all.

Do little things to surprise her when she least expects it. Especially as the big day approaches. You’ll be surprised how even what seems like the smallest thing can mean a lot.

It’s better than the Cards, anyway.

Love that! Where did you get that shirt? I’d like to buy one!