... And especially what am I doing trying to argue I'm a dedicated fan... when... in reality... (since Mario left) I could care less what's happened to the team... and feel no particular loyalty to anyone they have now... nostalgia alone takes me back into their fandom...
... sometimes it sucks to watch them... ... ... that small... what if?... pang... reminding me that I've been in the same room as these players... that I had my break and didn't make it... that because people like them succeeded it means I didn't... but... it also lets me be a fan again... because it left me with a knowledge that these are regular people... regular people that put their pants on one leg at a time, then go out and score 50 goals and be rockstars... but regular people nonetheless... and that I should be a fan of these guys because they're good guys... they play as a team... Crosby, of all people, diving to block a shot... Malkin finishing a hit... now that's something you cheer for... ... ... and I won't even fault him for complaining to the refs... because I know how much a ref can change a game... and because they didn't call that same penalty 3 times... then called in on Orpik... and Cammellerri scored... and it sucks... and that's why you complain... ... ... and I've done it... and I do it... and it doesn't help... but it's playoffs and emotions run high and emotions make people idiots...
... And so far I haven't heard anything crazily worrying about them off the ice... so I'll leave it at that...
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