Ant Man vs. Rush? Celebrities cheer on their team in the playoffs
New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers games are known as the best events for spotting celebrities, but wasn’t that Eddie Vedder on the field at Wrigley Field in Chicago when the Cubs won their division series this week?
This year’s playoffs have given baseball teams a chance to show off their own star fans.
CHICAGO CUBS
Who: Eddie Vedder, lead singer, Pearl Jam.
Why the Cubs?: Grew up in Evanston, Illinois.
Sign of love: Considering not scheduling concerts in October in the future.
Quotation: “Cubs-Cards for me is Fergie Jenkins against Lou Brock or Bob Gibson knocking down Jose Cardenal with an inside pitch.”
Other celebrity fans: Vince Vaughn, John Cusack, Bill Murray.
KANAS CITY ROYALS
Who: Paul Rudd, actor, “Ant-Man.”
Why the Royals?: Lived in Overland Park, Kansas, from age 10.
Sign of love: Offered to host a two-keg party at his mother’s house if the team wins the World Series.
Quotation: “Nobody can dislike you for being a Royals fan,” he said in 2011. “People are like, aw that’s cute.”
Others: David Cook, Jason Sudeikis.
NEW YORK METS
Who: Jerry Seinfeld, comedian. Why the Mets?: Grew up on Long Island.
Sign of love: Cast Keith Hernandez on “Seinfeld.”
Quotation: “The life of a stand-up comic is very similar to that of a baseball player. You perform on this 85 to 93 per cent level on a daily basis. You can’t give 100 because you’ve got to do it every day.”
Others: Jon Stewart, Matthew Broderick, Hilary Swank.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Who: Geddy Lee, lead singer, Rush
Why the Blue Jays?: Grew up in Toronto.
Sign of love: Was in Atlanta for Game 6 when the Jays won their first World Series in 1992. Has attended hundreds of games through the good and not-so-good times, and spotted in the stands in Toronto this week in the ALDS.
Quotation: “Cheering in the top of the 11th inning as Dave Winfield hit a double off of Charlie Liebrandt to drive in two runs, which would lead to the Blue Jays capturing the Holy Grail, a long-awaited World Series championship. Truly the greatest Blue Jay play for me . . . Even the1993 championship and Joe Carter’s jawdropping home run could not compare to that spectacular moment in Atlanta.” — when asked in 2011about his favourite Jays memory.
Others: Avril Lavigne, Drake, Rachel McAdams