Being a Cubs Fan is About Being in a Community

We’re all sharing this together…

There are a lot of people like me.

People that got it from their grandfather. Experienced it with their dad and brother. People that know the feeling of a baseball glove and the feelings that well up when the green grass and the brown dirt meet your eyes.

We get it. We’ve been there. We’ve seen it. We’ve felt it. We’ve lived it.

There are a lot of people like me.

People whose wardrobes contain lots of blue. People with stories. Oh so many stories of rising and falling and getting back up. They know the meaning behind numbers— ’69, ’84 and ’03. They know a game can make you cry and it can make you cheer.

These people are like me — Chicago Cubs fans. Now, we’re all watching our beloved team in the World Series. Some may say that, in the end, it’s just a game. On some level, maybe they’re right. Baseball is a game. But what makes being a sports fan — and especially a Chicago Cubs fan — special is the feeling of shared experience. Though our stories aren’t exactly alike, we all have stories. Many of them probably sound a little bit like this.

I remember the first time I saw Wrigley Field. It wasn’t for a game. I was in Chicago during the offseason, and my Dad took…