MLB · Week of May 18–24

Chicago Cubs

0-6 this week · 29-24 overall · vs MIL, vs HOU

80

Misery Index · Despair · ▲ from 44

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

  • Mon, May 18L 3-9vs MIL44
  • Tue, May 19L 2-5vs MIL75
  • Wed, May 20L 0-5vs MIL86
  • Fri, May 22L 2-4vs HOU92
  • Sat, May 23L 0-3vs HOU94
  • Sun, May 24L 5-8vs HOU90

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

050100MonTueWedThuFriSatSunLLLLLL

What fans said

  • “Wow who could have thought a gaudy sportsbook and bar with shitty service strapped to the side of a literal historical fucking landmark was a bad idea?”

    u/i_froze▲ 236frustration

  • “I’m sick of losing to the fucking Brewers”

    u/Mjfedy23▲ 176rage

  • “Holy shit we are ass. Worst series I’ve seen in a long time”

    u/DysfunctionalMC▲ 134despair

  • “Those win streaks baited us so hard into thinking this team was gonna be dominant all summer”

    u/inhale-my-dong▲ 130betrayal

  • “Haha, fuck this team. Swept by the Astros. The *Astros*.”

    u/HaxanWriter▲ 96rage

  • “BRB jumping off the Sears tower rn !gif”

    u/BobcatBob26▲ 59despair

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