A sportswriter and TV writer on what it means to be a sports fan

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Sportswriter Joe Posnanski and television writer Michael Schur spent months crisscrossing the globe to understand what sports fandom really means, logging over 82,000 miles to collect stories from fans around the world. The two friends, bonded by their own passion for sports, have distilled their journey into a new book, "Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Love." In a conversation with CBS Saturday Morning, they reflect on what they learned about why people devote themselves so intensely to games, teams, and athletes. The project treats fandom not as a quirk to be mocked but as a genuine lens into human connection, identity, and belonging.