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Record Nr.

UNINA9910148715703321

Autore

Pearson Greg <1954->

Titolo

Maybe next year : long-suffering sports fans and the teams that never deliver / / Greg Pearson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4766-6679-2

1-4766-2730-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Disciplina

306.483

Soggetti

Sports spectators - United States

Sports spectators - Canada

Sports spectators - Psychology

Sports spectators - Attitudes

Sports teams - United States

Sports teams - Canada

Sports - Sociological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"Sports fans are a devoted bunch, win or lose. What is it that keeps them going? This book features more than 100 loyal followers of 23 teams who explain their reasons for never giving up. They tell stories of devotion and determination. For these fans, optimism outweighs disappointment"--