Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, MLB, Spring training, Chicago Cubs
Subjects
Chicago Cubs (Baseball team); Spring training (Baseball); Major League Baseball (Organization)
Introduction
The atmosphere at Spring Training is one of the special qualities of baseball in America. The optimism generated by fans and players alike tends to reach beyond reality. Rookies and career minor leaguers anticipate a breakthrough season. Veterans look forward to the dawning of a career year. Spring is the season of rebirth, hope and high expectations. The failures and disappointments of the previous season, or decade, or in one case, the previous century, are cast aside.
Publication Date
3-15-2016
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "Spring Training Optimism" (2016). On Sport and Society. 101.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/101
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