Maybe Next Year

Long-Suffering Sports Fans and the Teams That Never Deliver

Greg Pearson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2016
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6679-2 (ISBN)

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Sports fans are a devoted bunch. They sit in the wind and the cold watching a team that is hopelessly out of first place, and then they come back for more the next season. What is it that keeps these fans going through all the hard times? Here is a chance to read about these fans as they tell their stories of devotion and determination.

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.

Greg Pearson is a writer and editor who has spent his career in newspapers. He lives in Perry Hall, Maryland.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Of Wrigley Field and Billy Goats: The Chicago Cubs

0 for 4: The Buffalo Bills

Brew City Blues: The Milwaukee Brewers

Honolulu Blue, Sweat and Tears: The Detroit Lions

Frozen Passion: The Toronto Maple Leafs

In the Valley of the Suns: The Phoenix Suns

J-E-T-S: The New York Jets

Rocky Mountain Not-So-High: The Denver Nuggets

Pain on Ice: The Vancouver Canucks

The Wildside: The Northwestern Wildcats

Fly Eagles Fly: The Philadelphia Eagles

Number 19: The San Diego Padres

Family Ties: The Kansas City Chiefs

More Cowbell: The Mississippi State Bulldogs

Land of Snow and Dreams: The Minnesota Vikings

Here We Stay: The Sacramento Kings

Hot Summer Nights: The Texas Rangers

The Ones That Got Away: The Atlanta Hawks

Showing Their Stripes: The Cincinnati Bengals

Shooting Stars: The Houston Astros

Cleveland Rocks: The Cleveland Browns, Etc.

Emerald City Ennui: The Seattle Mariners

New York State of Mind: The New York Knicks

Very Superstitious: Fans Do All They Can

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	11.11.2016
Zusatzinfo	66 photos, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	363 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
ISBN-10	1-4766-6679-2 / 1476666792
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6679-2 / 9781476666792
Zustand	Neuware