07-06-2009, 12:53 PM
Just a list of my pet peeves as they relate to baseball.
1. Investing more time and energy into disliking another team than into liking your own. For the life of me, I cannot figure out why people hate the Cubs so much they're more interested in the Cubs losing or looking bad than they are in having their own team win. It's bizarre to me. Actually paying for a t-shirt that puts down another team seems like a complete waste of money. Why not put that money toward a t-shirt that supports your team? Screaming "Cubs Suck" after the Cubs beat your team doesn't qualify you as a great fan of your team.
2. Final at bat celebrations. Over the course of the last 5+ years it's become mandatory to celebrate like you just won the World Series every time your team wins in the final at bat. I can understand in some situations and after big hits, but a walk off walk with the bases loaded doesn't necessitate the need to pop a bottle of champagne. If walk off wins were a rarity, it may make a little bit of sense, but they happen daily. So why the big deal? Players down play every loss and tell you that it's a 162 game season, so 1 win or loss isn't that big of a deal. Unless it's a walk off, I guess.
3. Announcers who either have to be the story or are whiny little bitches. Joe Morgan and Thom Brennaman as examples.
1. Investing more time and energy into disliking another team than into liking your own. For the life of me, I cannot figure out why people hate the Cubs so much they're more interested in the Cubs losing or looking bad than they are in having their own team win. It's bizarre to me. Actually paying for a t-shirt that puts down another team seems like a complete waste of money. Why not put that money toward a t-shirt that supports your team? Screaming "Cubs Suck" after the Cubs beat your team doesn't qualify you as a great fan of your team.
2. Final at bat celebrations. Over the course of the last 5+ years it's become mandatory to celebrate like you just won the World Series every time your team wins in the final at bat. I can understand in some situations and after big hits, but a walk off walk with the bases loaded doesn't necessitate the need to pop a bottle of champagne. If walk off wins were a rarity, it may make a little bit of sense, but they happen daily. So why the big deal? Players down play every loss and tell you that it's a 162 game season, so 1 win or loss isn't that big of a deal. Unless it's a walk off, I guess.
3. Announcers who either have to be the story or are whiny little bitches. Joe Morgan and Thom Brennaman as examples.
I got nothin'.
Andy
Andy