Is Being A Cub Fan Worth The Price?
by NashvilleBlue on Oct 5, 2008 2:21 PM CDT
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PrintI love this game and I have loved this team for as long as my 37 year old brain will let me remember, but I am really wondering right now if it is worth it.
I am sure like most of you, you log onto this site and check most media sources every day of the winter to see what the team is doing. Every February I start to get caught up in the fever of the season again, and I probably will again next year as well. Every day of the season the feeling grows. When our Cubs do well, the excitment and enthusiasm builds...the thought of participating in exciting October baseball! You make time to check scores, read the articles, discuss with friends, listen to Pat and Ron in the car, watch as many games as possible and make an event out of our team being on ESPN, etc...
And every fall I have to remind myself that this is just a game, and I remind myself of what is really important...kids, family, etc..
The Cubs have always been a connection to family, memories, and a big part of life for me, but I really think I get too caught up in "this" and really wonder if it is worth it.
My mind is already start to think about 2009 a little, but I big part of me says to stop. Is it worth the time and energy?
Suffering Cub fan wishing I could watch them play game 4 tonight...
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To me being a Cubs fan speaks alot to my character outside of being a Cubs fan. I’m very loyal if one of my friends fuck up I never leave them behind, and i’m always there. If anything being a Cubs fan makes me stronger, and makes me a more loyal person. I’ll never give up on this team, just like i’d never give up on one of my friends, thats just how I am.
I hope all of you contimplating giving up will just think harder about it and realize, you can’t really give up.
"You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace."
Well said.
The Cubs ARE family for us, in a way. You stand by them no matter what.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
But, respectfully, they aren't family.
They are a form of entertainment. I understand your perspective, and I feel the same way. I know more about the personal backgrounds of some of the Cubs than I know about most of my cousins. It just seems like every year I ask myself if I have taken this form of entertainment too far…just wrestling with our committment at this point.
"Cub fans like to think of things in catastrophic terms." - Crane Kenney
by NashvilleBlue on Oct 5, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm a huge James Bond fan
Daniel Craig is not a member of my family.
Sorry, I don’t stand by anyone no matter what.
They have to re-earn my trust after this one. Losing three straight when they played well is acceptable. Even a few mistakes.
But this… was just horrifying. It’s got the potential to be a game-changer.
The worst beer I had was pretty good.
Yes it is worth it.
In the old days I used to tell myself things like, I am going to give up when start selling bleacher tickets in advance because it will ruin everything, later I will stop paying so much attention because I am moving 800 miles apart, a little of me died in 06 when Maddux left the 2nd time but however angry and frustrated I got, the minute I walked into Wrigley to watch a game it all became magical again and each game would be special.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
I think most of us on this site
follow the Cubs to the point that it has to detract a litte from family, friends, career, etc…I’ll always be a fan of the grand old game and love my Cubs. I just wonder if we (I) invest too much emotional energy, time, and money.
"Cub fans like to think of things in catastrophic terms." - Crane Kenney
It depends...
…on what else you could invest that energy, time, and money in. If the payback from those other areas provide more payback in the form of personal satisfaction you should probably make a change…
Yes.
It is worth it. It’s a disappointment to see all of these fans crying about how the team makes them feel sad. Suck it up. It’ll happen soon.
Man, i hate those overgrown 8th grader look alike Brewer fans.
How to survive...
Remind yourself that you have nothing to do with what the Cubs do. You are a fan, you don’t swing a bat. You don’t throw a pitch. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
It doesn’t mean you can’t exult in the team’s triumphs, or lament their failures, but you just shouldn’t take it personally. Try to look at the game rationally. It’s hard, but it is life.
In the middle of a good time, Truth gave me her icy kiss. Look around, you must be joking. All that way, all that way for this? -Oysterband
Great post!
Very well said. A day or two or mourning and postmortem at most, then life moves along…
Agree.
This team loosing does not change anything regarding who each and every one of us is as a person, parent, spouse, etc…if any of us feel that way then we probably have real issues.
"Cub fans like to think of things in catastrophic terms." - Crane Kenney
Speaking of all of this...
…my four-year old (who has been to Wrigley twice already! … do I subject him to this as well??? … probably too late) is waking up so I am going to logoff, forget about the Cubs for a while and go “play”.
Take care everyone. Thanks for letting me vent and whine!
"Cub fans like to think of things in catastrophic terms." - Crane Kenney
Keep taking him...
But don’t judge him too harshly if he decides to go another direction later on in life.
The worst beer I had was pretty good.
I get four reactions from people when they see I am a Cub fan
1) they respect my patience and perseverence
2) they marvel at how I could still back a team like the Cubs
3) they sympathize, knowing I’ve endured quite a lot of heartbreak with the Cubs over the years
4) laughter and derision, usually from the more ignorant and obnoxious cementheads who somehow have survived on Earth long enough to knuckledrag from day to day
Is it worth the price? Aside from enduring the double-digit IQ types in 4), yeah, it is.
"Years of academy training, wasted"--Buzz Lightyear (not a flying toy)
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