Books about Cub Fandom (and George Will's Editorial in Newsweek)
by Cubfansince1957
on Apr 1, 2008 11:19 PM CDT
I thought you'd be interested to read George Will's annual editorial on the Cubs. I won't bring up politics, so don't flame me about what you think about Will's other columns. Like us, he's been a Cubs fan for years, and that should be enough for us.
Here's the link to his editorial.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/129576
His article is actually a little too cerebral for me (I know it's tongue-in-cheek). He could have said it all in one sentence:
"Being a Cubs fan is a higher order of existence."
About sums it up, don't you think?
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Lame
Will's column and the book are both rather weak. Why waste our time stating the obvious?
If It Takes Forever ....
by wrigley1 on Apr 2, 2008 7:48 AM CDT 0 recs
i thought
it was a great article. particularly liked this:
"fans get the brain-driven pleasure of thinking that their rooting, which is prayer in a secular setting, somehow helps cause their teams' successes."
prayer in a secular setting. never thought of it that way. but it describes most big games i've been to at wrigley, which is without a doubt a cathedral.
but the book does sound a bit tedious for me....
by billywan on Apr 2, 2008 10:13 AM CDT 0 recs
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