The rivalry extends beyond the baseball diamond. The main event of the World Series may be between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs, but their local art museums are getting involved.
The Cleveland Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago have been going back and forth on Twitter throughout the whole World Series in a game of artistic one-upmanship.
It all started in Chicago, with the Art Institute putting giant Cubs hats on the lions outside of their gallery.
History in the making… The lions get @Cubs hats for the first time. #FlyTheW #GoCubsGo pic.twitter.com/vUjUw0XsZ2
— Art Institute (@artinstitutechi) October 24, 2016
They did this too:
#Game1 of the #WorldSeries. Let’s do this.
— Art Institute (@artinstitutechi) October 25, 2016
Go @cubs! #FlyTheW #GoCubsGo pic.twitter.com/xm3VVgqOd2
That lead to a series of tweets between the two having fun digitally defacing some of the classics.
The @Indians are off to Chicago for #WorldSeries #Game3! Portrait of a Man is ready to #RallyTogether! #Windians Batter up @artinstitutechi pic.twitter.com/qS2OiSo2bw
— ClevelandArt (@ClevelandArt) October 28, 2016
Who's ready for #Game2? Go @cubs! #FlyTheW
— Art Institute (@artinstitutechi) October 26, 2016
Your move, @ClevelandArt 😜 pic.twitter.com/qvQQoRU91r
CLE is ready to clean house in #WorldSeries #Game4! Go @Indians! Keep 'em coming, @artinstitutechi #RallyTogether #Windians pic.twitter.com/lMv1SsYmz8
— ClevelandArt (@ClevelandArt) October 29, 2016
Suited up and ready to defend #TheLand in #WorldSeries #Game6! Go @Indians! Your move, @artinstitutechi #Windians #RallyTogether pic.twitter.com/Asyb7s7pKG
— ClevelandArt (@ClevelandArt) November 1, 2016
The @cubs come home for #Game3 of the #WorldSeries and #CubsFever is sweeping the city. #GoCubsGo!
— Art Institute (@artinstitutechi) October 28, 2016
Let’s play ball, @ClevelandArt ⚾ pic.twitter.com/hoq5B4NHNm