Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Fans
Subjects
Chicago Cubs (Baseball team); Sports spectators
Introduction
Cub fans are a unique species. Attachment to losing is taken to a level of religious fanaticism by the Cub faithful. Of course the charm of the Cubs is not simply that they lose, but that they are lovable losers. This is what inspires undying devotion in their fans. Indeed if the Cubs were to do the improbable, nay the impossible, and win a World Series I suspect Cub fans would lose the essence of their Cubness.
Publication Date
12-10-2002
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., "An Evening With Cub Fans in Scotland: The Craigs of Rockford" (2002). On Sport and Society. 562.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/562
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