Essay: A Father And Son’s Shared Passion: Hating The Cubs

BEN STRAUSS, New York Times: Baseball
Wed, 09/28/2016 - 7:47am

What a Cubs World Series title would mean to a family of lifelong White Sox fans.

Topics: baseball

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