Cheering for Losers
I think it’s generally accepted among sports fans that cheering for losers is part of what makes a fan a fan. As a Maple Leafs fan, I know that’s true. I’ve been cheering for a losing team — get this — for as long as I’ve been alive. I remember 1993 distinctly, because we went to the conference finals. i was 10. It stands out in my mind, because we were so close (and robbed by the Great One… maybe that’s why I am not as big a fan of Wayne as some of my countrymen. I love you Wayne, you just ruined 1993 for me).
It’s not quite like being a Red Sox fan before they finally “broke the curse,” but it’s starting to take on that aura. I find myself cringing a little bit when my team is playing a televised game… I want to watch, but it gets harder and harder. We do almost everything wrong. It’s not even journeymen hockey, it’s just bad.
And yet, the TV comes on more often than not in those situations. I sit. I cover my eyes mostly, but I try to watch. And, I’m convinced that the little eyes that are watching will benefit from it, even if I don’t.
They have to win the cup before I die, don’t they?
Maybe the solution is remaining a Leafs fan while at the same time becoming a radical Penguins fan! Then you could have the best of both worlds – winning and losing.
I dunno Drew, it kinda seems like the Laffs may just never win. Vancouver on the other hand…well we have one of the top goalies, the league’s leading scorer…I’m just saying. Nucks rule.
I think Mattymack is a Cnucklehead!