Some people really hate posts of this type, but I think its necessary.
You see, there is a certain type of "fan." The type that is more interested in "being right" than they are in seeing the team succeed.
If you hang around here, or any message board, you'll observe this type of "fan." They're the ones who never seem to be happy or optimistic. They criticize every move. They express low expectations at all times. They chide anyone who dares to express hope.
If called out individually, these "fans" will do one of two things (or both). They will (1) claim to be the true "realists," and/or (2) whine that they are being censored.
Its not censorship. Its merely the reaction that you should expect to receive when you are a total bore. That's what "fans" like this are: bores.
In my book, the only reason to even bother spending time being a fan is to extend hope that this year will be "the year." That's what made 1999 so special to me. I had spent over 20 years believing each season that this was "the year." Sure, there were times that, deep down, I knew I was kidding myself. But then, one year, it all paid off.
As fans, we don't draft or sign the players, devise the gameplans, call the plays, or battle it out on the field. All we can do is try, in our own little way, to be part of that "12th man" that, hopefully, inspires the team to play just that much harder. That's all we can do.
How you do that when you never see anything but doom and gloom is beyond me. If I ever feel that way, I'll find a new hobby.
So, have at it with the "are you talking about me" and "how dare you interfere with my Free Speech" responses.
I've said my peace.
-03-06-2009, 08:57 PM
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