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The Beautiful Mess of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate (and Hate to Love)
Confessions of a Recovering Bandwagon Jumper Look, I gotta admit something. I’m a fair-weather fan. There, I said it. It’s not something I’m proud of, but it’s true. I’m that guy who suddenly becomes a die-hard fan when a team is winning, then vanishes when they’re not. I mean, who hasn’t done it? Right? But … Read more
The Beautiful Mess of Being a Sports Fan: My Love-Hate Relationship with the Game
Why I Still Cry Over Sports (And You Should Too) Look, I’m gonna be honest with you. I’m a mess. A complete, unapologetic, sports-obsessed mess. And I’m not ashamed of it. Not one bit. You see, I grew up in a house where sports were basically a religion. My dad, let’s call him Marcus, was … Read more
The Beautiful Mess of Being a Sports Fan: My Love-Hate Relationship with the Game
Why I Still Cry Over Sports (And You Should Too) Look, I’m gonna be honest with you. I’m a mess. A complete, unapologetic, sports-obsessed mess. And I’m not ashamed of it. Not one bit. You see, I grew up in a house where sports were basically a religion. My dad, let’s call him Marcus, was … Read more
The Beautiful Mess of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate (and Love) Our Teams
Confessions of a Die-Hard Fan Look, I’m gonna be honest here. I’m not one of those fair-weather fans. No, no, no. I’m the idiot standing in the cold at 11:30pm last Tuesday, wearing my team’s colors, screaming at the refs like they can hear me. I’m the one who’s gonna be heartbroken for days after … Read more
The Ugly Truth About Youth Sports and Why We’re All to Blame
Let’s Get Something Straight I’ve been around sports my whole life. Played ’em, coached ’em, written about ’em. And I’m here to tell you, we’ve messed up. Badly. Youth sports? It’s a mess. A completley broken mess. I’m not talking about little league kickball here. I mean the travel teams, the club teams, the 87 … Read more
The Underdog Spirit: Why I Love the Little Guys in Sports
Look, I’m gonna be honest… I’ve been in this sports writing game for over 20 years. That’s 20 years of watching, analyzing, and frankly, obsessing over sports. And in all that time, I’ve noticed something: we’re all too quick to count out the underdogs. Let me set the scene. It was March 16, 2018, in … Read more
The Beautiful Mess of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate
My First Love, My First Heartbreak I was 8 years old, sitting in the living room of our cramped apartment in Detroit, when I first felt the sting of sports heartbreak. It was October 28, 1991. The Detroit Red Wings were playing the Chicago Blackhawks. I was a die-hard fan, complete with a Steve Yzerman … Read more
The Beautiful Mess of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate
Look, I’m Gonna Say It: We’re All Hypocrites I was at a bar in Chicago last Tuesday, watching the Blackhawks game with a bunch of friends. Let’s call one of them Marcus. He’s a die-hard fan, wears his Toews jersey to every game, knows every stat. So the Hawks are down 3-1 in the third, … Read more
The Beautiful Mess of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate
Confessions of a Die-Hard Fan Look, I’m gonna be honest with you. I’m a mess. A complete, unapologetic mess when it comes to sports. I’ve been this way since I was a kid, growing up in Chicago, where the Cubs were always just one year away. (We all know how that turned out.) I’m not … Read more