Cubs stars Pete Crow-Armstrong and Michael Busch steal the show at the Winter Classic

We're still months away from Michael Busch, Pete Crow-Armstrong and the rest of their Chicago Cubs teammates take the field at Wrigley Field for the start of the 2025 MLB season - but the duo was at the Friendly Confines this week for the Winter Classic matchup between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues.

It was a forgettable affair for Blackhawks fans, with the home team getting smacked around to the tune of a lopsided 6-2 final. Viewership was also the lowest ever for a Winter Classic matchup - although it still ranked as the sport's most-viewed game of the season.

So why are we dredging up the disappointment again? Because Crow-Armstrong and Busch went viral for their commentary - which covered topics ranging from what it must be like to play hockey at an outdoor stadium like Wrigley, not wanting to scrap with NHL players - and a new catch phrase PCA is ready to deploy when he robs home runs this year.

The clip is less than two minutes - and definitely worth checking out if you have the time. For me, it was just great to see these guys. Once the holidays wrap up, the baseball itch hits me big-time and this helped tide me over until I head to Cubs Convention in a couple weeks when baseball season (unofficially) starts for many Cubs fans, myself included.

You also have to love professional athletes embracing the city and other teams in it. No one will soon forget Shota Imanaga rolling up to Wrigley late in the season donning a Walter Payton Chicago Bears jersey - and seeing Crow-Armstrong and Busch rooting for the Blackhawks carries a similar vibe.

Soon enough, they'll be heading to Arizona to get ready for camp in Mesa as parts of a mostly familiar roster with some new faces, including three-time All-Star Kyle Tucker, sprinkled in. If the Cubs are going to snap their years-long postseason drought, they need big years from both Busch and PCA. If they can both deliver on the promise surrounding them, it'll go a long way toward propelling the club into October for the first time since 2018 (because nobody counts the fan-less 2020 postseason).