I grew up a Cubs fan, that lasted till the Bartman incident and the attempt to blame all their troubles that year on Mr. Bartman - just another goat. I wrote them off, hadn't lived in Chicago since I joined the Army so no loss to me, last game I went to was Opening day 1973. But I stayed loyal even after I retired...until THAT game.
They are ALWAYS optimistic. Always. It's amazing, and I can tell some of that rubbed off since I tend to be optimistic about the Nats