Chicago Cubs: 4 Reasons to Continue Watching

With the worst record in the MLB at 24-48 and no expectation of a turnaround, 2012 may seem like the kind of year Cubs fans want to ignore, if not totally erase from their memory.

The true fans will fight conventional wisdom and continue to tune in to their TVs and fill the seats in Wrigley. After all, "fan" is short for fanatic, and nothing demonstrates "extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal" quite like ceasing to live and die with next year's team.

There are, in addition to the inexplicable forces of fandom,