Maybe Next Year: Long-Suffering Sports Fans and the Teams That Never Deliver

Maybe Next Year: Long-Suffering Sports Fans and the Teams That Never Deliver
ISBN-10
1476627304
ISBN-13
9781476627304
Series
Maybe Next Year
Category
Sports & Recreation
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
2016-10-29
Publisher
McFarland
Author
Greg Pearson

Description

Sports fans are a devoted bunch, win or lose. Millions sit in the wind and the cold, watching their team slip ever further from the playoffs—only to come back for more next year. What is it that keeps them going? This book, published just before the Cubs ended the longest active drought in pro sports, features more than 100 loyal followers of 23 teams who explain their reasons for never giving up. They tell stories of devotion and determination: the Toronto Maple Leafs fans who got married, on the ice, before a game; the Sacramento Kings supporters who fought to keep their team from leaving town; and the fans of Mississippi State football with their never-say-die cowbells. For these fans, optimism outweighs disappointment.

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