Fans eager to strike back with responses to column

Chicago Sun-Times | October 13, 1996 | Copyright

Sports editor's note: Carol Slezak's Viewpoint last Sunday ("Sox fans simply smarter than Cubs fans") drew a big response, not surprisingly from Cubs fans. Here are some e-mail and letters we received:

Carol Slezak writes that perhaps Cubs fans are village idiots for ". . . watching the Cubs stink decade after decade," and she advocates they should not waste their money going to the games.

Baseball is just that - a game! Evidently Cubs fans enjoy their team and the entertainment provided. Sportswriters place too much emphasis on winning at all costs. If each of the 28 teams spent a ...

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