Document Type
Love and Friendship Essay
Publication Date
2007
Excerpt
When a fan enters the historic stadium, a line of shops and bars stretch as far as the eye can see. Small children clutch their prized trademark possessions and parents reminisce about seasons past. Familiar names often arise in conversation: Ron Santo and his most recent on-air radio blunder, hall-of-famer Ernie Banks and his legendary career starting at shortstop. When fans leave the inner sections of the stadium, a field of green and a diamond of dirt emerge before their eyes. The plush evergreen grass and walls of ivy create a serene, almost tranquil escape. These initial perceptions are short lived, however, as the uproar of tens of thousands offans commences. The thunderous cheers and waves of excitement shake the brick walls and concrete ground of Wrigley Field. Fans dance, sing, and rave, tirelessly yearning for a series-clinching win, or their fifteen seconds of fame on national television. Who are these crazed fans and what team do they cheer so violently for? None other than the Chicago Cubs, the baseball team who has not seen a World Series win in nearly a century.
Recommended Citation
Tesch, Sarah, "The Lovable Losers (2007)" (2007). The Valpo Core Reader. 95.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/95