Fans often have a “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” mindset about their teams, but after the Cubs and White Sox had less than stellar seasons — though one was expected — the Tribune spoke with four lifelong fans about the state of Chicago baseball, how they think their teams can improve and what it would take to abandon their fandom. Amanda Simmons Growing up on the corner of Irving Park Road and DuSable Lake Shore Drive — about a mile from Wrigley Field — Simmons could hear fans celebrating home runs in the distance.