Maybe Next Year: A Cincinnatian's Tragic Accounts of the Most Painful Moments for Sports Fans Over the Past 30 Years by Mitch Stevens

“Maybe Next Year” is as thorough an account of being a diehard fan of loser sports teams as I could put together. It is certainly a passion project of mine, given that the better part of my 27 years have consisted of watching Cincinnati teams fail miserably. This book is meant to be a fun, light-hearted depiction of what it means to suffer through painful seasons and flat-out brutal losses with the teams you hold closest to your heart. Included in the book are what I feel are the most heartbreaking losses for 20 of America’s fan bases, my “Top 5 Most Miserable Combos in Sports Fandom,” and the Top 5 losses specifically for Cincinnati fans in my lifetime (1994-Present). My number one goal is that I have completed the largest example of reverse psychology that the sports world has ever seen, and that 2021 will be the year that a Cincinnati team finally gets it done. However, if the book simply provides some type of therapeutic value to the average sports fan, then I have done my job. Laugh with me or at me, shed a few tears for your team if you must, but hopefully you enjoy.