The trouble with being a die-hard sports fan, is that the numbers are against you. There can only be one SuperBowl champion and one World Series victor. If you are a Chicago Cubs season-ticket holder; or worse, a Buffalo Bills fan, you have gone through some dark days (Scott Norwood and 5 SuperBowl loses).
This weekend in the Bay Area has been a great week if you are a bandwagon jumper. The Golden State Warriors have made the playoffs for the first time in 13 years. They lead the mighty Dallas Mavericks (1-0) in a best of 7 first round playoff series. The Sharks have moved on to the 2nd round in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The San Francisco Giants are on a 5 game win streak. The sun is shining and the teal hockey jerseys are out.
In my younger days, I would rage about these so-called fans who came out of the woodworks when a potential championship was approaching. Most of these playoff runs don't conclude with a championship (the San Francisco Giants 2002 World Series loss was particularly painful). As soon as the Sharks, Raiders, A's, Giants, (insert your team name here) gets bumped from the playoffs, gone are the jerseys and these fair-weather fans proceed with their lives without missing a beat. Where is the sorry, anguish, tears and anger?
Now that I don't have time to devote to my favorite sports teams (except for the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco Giants), I see the wisdom of the "fair-weather fan" strategy. I get the upside if the Sharks win the Cup, but none of the downside if they get eliminated along the way. There are more important things in live than who wins the NBA Championship or Stanley Cup after all. The Steelers 2005-2006 victory didn't hurt with this new-found attitude. Now if only the Giants could win the World Series, then life would be perfect (old habits die hard).
This weekend in the Bay Area has been a great week if you are a bandwagon jumper. The Golden State Warriors have made the playoffs for the first time in 13 years. They lead the mighty Dallas Mavericks (1-0) in a best of 7 first round playoff series. The Sharks have moved on to the 2nd round in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The San Francisco Giants are on a 5 game win streak. The sun is shining and the teal hockey jerseys are out.
In my younger days, I would rage about these so-called fans who came out of the woodworks when a potential championship was approaching. Most of these playoff runs don't conclude with a championship (the San Francisco Giants 2002 World Series loss was particularly painful). As soon as the Sharks, Raiders, A's, Giants, (insert your team name here) gets bumped from the playoffs, gone are the jerseys and these fair-weather fans proceed with their lives without missing a beat. Where is the sorry, anguish, tears and anger?
Now that I don't have time to devote to my favorite sports teams (except for the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco Giants), I see the wisdom of the "fair-weather fan" strategy. I get the upside if the Sharks win the Cup, but none of the downside if they get eliminated along the way. There are more important things in live than who wins the NBA Championship or Stanley Cup after all. The Steelers 2005-2006 victory didn't hurt with this new-found attitude. Now if only the Giants could win the World Series, then life would be perfect (old habits die hard).
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