Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Vedder anozvizivisa seanodavira muna Mwari asi haazvibatanidzi amene nerudzidziso rwupi norwupi. Anowanzonyorera nziyo nemashoko anopokana nechiremera chechitendero. Vedder anofarira Chicago Bulls neChicago Bears uye kwenguva refu, anofarira zvikuru Chicago Cubs. MunaNovember 1993, Vedder uye aimbova White Sox pitcher Jack McDowell vakabatanidzwa mukurwa kwebhawa muNew Orleans, Louisiana iyo yakaguma naVedder kusungwa nekuda kwekudhakwa kwevanhu uye kuvhiringidza runyararo. Vedder akaimba rwiyo rwenyika pamberi pemutambo wechitatu we1998 NBA Finals muChicago, uye akaimba "Ndibvisei kuMutambo weBhora" pamitambo mitanhatu yeCubs, kusanganisira Game 5 ye2016 World Series
. Muna 2007, mazuva mashomanana asati aita naPearl Jam muChicago nokuda kweLollapalooza, akarasa bhora rokutanga paWrigley Field, musha weCubs. Vedder akanyora rwiyo pakukumbira kweaimbova weCubs shortstop uye wekutanga mutambi Ernie Banks achipa mutero kuCubs inonzi "All the Way". Zuva rakatevera mushure mekunge maCubs akunda 2016 World Series, nhoroondo yepamutemo yeCubs yeTwitter yakatumira vhidhiyo yemontage yakatsigirwa nerwiyo rwaVedder mukukudza vateveri veCubs.