Is there more glory in losing for Mayo?

Mayo by creed, a Liverpool and Chicago Cubs fan by deed, Billy Joe Padden may just be a glutton for punishment.

His appreciation for the Windy City’s poorest baseball franchise stems from his aunt Bernie regularly posting over Cubs paraphernalia to him as a child. She continues to live there among a large Mayo expat community, with the Padden’s Belmullet well represented.

Last month, tweeted a link to a fascinating Wall Street Journal article entitled “Please, Cubs, Don’t Win” written by Rick Cohen, a lifelong Cubs fan.