<p>This time, the shirtless dudes were on Pete Crow-Armstrong’s side.</p><p>A little more than two weeks ago, the ‘‘Tarps Off’’ crowd in St. Louis rained chants of ‘‘O-VER-RAT-ED!’’ down on the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" target="_blank" >Cubs</a>’ star center fielder, only for him to <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/05/30/cubs-pete-crow-armstrong-cardinals-shirtless-tarps-off-fans-home-run-sliding-catch-overrated-chants" target="_blank" >deposit a home run 444 feet right into their laps</a>.</p><p>On Monday night, after Crow-Armstrong <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/06/15/cubs-pete-crow-armstrong-hits-for-the-cycle-reverse-order-home-run-triple-double-single" target="_blank" >hit for the 13th cycle in team history</a>, six young fans were shown on the Jumbotron. Sans shirts, they also had a message for Wrigleyville’s favorite player, painted on their chests one letter at a time:</p><p>‘‘MVPETE.’’</p><p>Who knows whether that’s how this season will end, whether Crow-Armstrong’s scalding-hot few weeks are just a summertime streak or the start of something truly special?</p><p>But he has looked capable of just about anything lately.