Shocking MLB All-Star voting update tells you exactly how Cubs fans feel right now

I needn't remind anyone of the sky-high expectations the 2026 Chicago Cubs entered the season with, nor the effect a pair of 10-game winning streaks had on them. World Series or bust was the vibe - until it wasn't.

It feels like another lifetime ago that the Cubs were one of the best teams in all of baseball. Now, after a late-inning meltdown on Saturday and a rained-out contest Sunday, Craig Counsell's club enters this week's road trip seven back of the Brewers in the division, although they do hold the final wild card spot in the NL.

Fans are pretty tuned out, and will remain so until the team gives them a reason to care again. Not even Pete Crow-Armstrong's insane heater of late has been enough to draw them back in, as evidenced by the superstar's woeful showing in the latest MLB All-Star Game voting tallies.

Not only is Crow-Armstrong not in a position to make, let alone start, the Midsummer Classic - he's not even within the top ten among NL outfielders. He's got barely 1/3 the votes of top vote-getter Andy Pages, and his road to Philly is now clear: someone gets hurt, and Dave Roberts and the National League staff swap him in.

You can't blame Cubs fans for their apathy at this point of the year

Most Cubs fans I talk to waver between being downright angry at how poorly the team has played the last six weeks and complete indifference, refusing to let the team treading water dictate how much they enjoy their summer.

Entering Monday, FanGraphs has the Cubs' playoff chances at 45.4 percent - and, really, even if they manage to sneak in, they're not looked at in the same lens as teams like the Dodgers or Braves. The 'just get in' mentality is tired, and the fanbase expects - and demands - better. Barring another dramatic twist in an already wild season, Chicago will watch Milwaukee win the division yet again and we'll all be left wondering how a team with the resources the Cubs enjoy can't get the job done.

Unfortunately, in the meantime, it's one of the few people meeting expectations that is set to pay the price, in PCA. Not making the All-Star team, given the run he's been on, would be an egregious miss. But I can't say I blame Cubs fans for the general malaise that's settled in at this point.

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