Last week, during a two-game home series, Cubs fans seemed to have taken over Tropicana Field. Chris Archer, in fact, commented on feeling as though he were playing a road game at home.
Those two, rare, Cubs games represented an extreme of visiting fandom, but those games were hardly unique. For those of us living the Tampa Bay area and rooting for local teams, finding ourselves a minority in our own stadiums and arenas is not unusual. As Rays fans we are especially accustomed to finding a sea of Yankees or Red Sox jerseys at the Trop when those teams come to town.