Reds Troll Cubs Fans at Great American Ball Park with 'Bandwagon Cam'

Countless Chicago Cubs loyalists received the ultimate payoff in the fall, when their beloved team snapped a 108-year title drought by winning the World Series. As lifelong fans relished the long-awaited moment, others swore their allegiance to baseball's newest powerhouse.

According to ESPN.com's Darren Rovell, four Cubs players (Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber and Javier Baez) rank among MLB's top-five selling jerseys since the World Series triumph. Some fans wore that apparel to Great American Ball Park for Chicago's road game against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.

Cincinnati—which has missed the past three postseasons and remains in rebuilding mode—had some fun at the expense of the visiting team's fans who had infiltrated the stadium. They questioned those attendees' devotion with a "Bandwagon Cam."

Fans in Cubs gear graced the monitor with accompanying captions such as "lifelong Cubs fan since 2016" and "thinks Bill Murray played for the Cubs." A supporter wearing a shirt commemorating last year's World Series was accused of supporting the Chicago White Sox when they won the crown in 2005.

As Aaron Eckhart's Harvey Dent said in The Dark Knight, "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." No longer scrappy, lovable underdogs, the Cubs are now the bad guys in the eyes of 29 fanbases.

[Cincinnati Reds]