terrisus
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You haven't been over to gaming-side lately, have you?
Do you feel sorry for certain sports fans in which they're stuck with shitty teams?
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You haven't been over to gaming-side lately, have you?
Bulbo Urethral Baggins
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Think political parties.
PhineBuyM3
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Yes, I feel sorry for New York Knicks fans.
That's not even close to the same.
Politcal parties are based on your beliefs. Which is probably how people should select their favorite sports teams.
Killing_Joke
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I'm a New Yorker. I deal with greatness, embarrassment, pain, and depression just like everybody else. So no, i have no sympathy at all.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
No, why would I? No one is forcing them to be a fan or whatever. Having said that I don't follow sports at all. I couldn't care less whether the local teams win or lose or any team for that matter. To each their own I just don't get it (sports).
Frustrated_Grunt
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It really must suck to be an SMU fan though.
St Pete has 2 other Pro Teams , The Bucs and the Lightning. They are called Tampa Bay and not Just Tampa for a reason.
TheKaeptain
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No because Leafs fans do it to themselves.
Don't really follow baseball and basketball much. I get more interested if the Sox and Celtics are doing well and in the playoffs but only because I have friends that follow them more. Was fun as hell watching the Sox World Series last year though, only time I really enjoyed watching baseball.
Also, if you're in the city of whatever sports team wins the championship the celebrations in the streets are unreal. Super cool experience.
CMojicaAce
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I'm a Chivas Guadalajara fan. How good we used to be 
terrisus
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I was almost thinking we could be friends...
Until this =(
Just kidding, you're alright
But still... >.>
Acerac
Banned
Chillin, enjoying people pretend their teams have it worse than Buffalo's.
I was raised on Kelly and Mogilny. Now I'm just bitter.
*Edit*
Though I did enjoy that short period where Satan was our top scorer. What was it, 52 total points in an entire season? Such offense.
terrisus
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But... 1992-1993.
ShinRPGamer
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Oilers fan here. Haven't made the playoffs since I was in 6th grade and on pace for a drought longer than the Leafs and Panthers. Only bright side is that the flames are shit with us.
Sorry bruh. Sport just doesn't interest me. Watched them play the Yankees last season at fenway when they were actually good. Even at the game I didn't find it that entertaining.
That being said I will always hype on the boston hype wagon if the teams are doing good. Fun to follow with the rest of the city.
Wish the Revolution was decent too
I was 9 and 10 years old then.
Oh god this thread made me realize since I've been legally able to drink (age 19 in Ontario)
This is what I've seen in regards to these 4 teams:
Browns...nothing, I've only been a fan since 2007
Blue Jays...nothing.
Maple Leafs...Conference finals 2002, lost in the first round 2003, Second round 2004, lost in the first round 2013
Raptors...lost in the first round 2002, lost in the first round 2007, lost in the first round 2008, lost in the first round 2013
Well that's a tad depressing.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Cleveland right? I mean it has to be Cleveland. Or wait the Cavs through the power of LeBron made it to the NBA Finals. Fuck, I think you're right Vas.
Being a fan is about going through the good and the bad times.
Bulbo Urethral Baggins
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Or as a Lions fan. The bad times.
PeskyToaster
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I can't feel sorry for other teams because Detroit Lion's fans are the fans that people feel sorry for.
Thankfully I've also been partial to the Green Bay Packers since I was a kid so I'm not always bummed out watching football.
Thankfully I've also been partial to the Green Bay Packers since I was a kid so I'm not always bummed out watching football.
AlphaTwo00
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its ok kave, next week I'll buy you a pitcher of coors and we can watch the leafs lose again together. This season is shaping up to be fantastic again.
I really feel bad for my pops. He's an everything Maryland/DC fan, including being a United fan even though he has only been to one game in his life lol. But he always wanted me to be a fans of his teams but that never happened. Steelers, Celtics, and all Maryland University sports for me...
all thanks to the Redskins... I know not to call him on Sundays lol
My dad has broken 2 tvs and 5 remotes over the past 3 years
I'm 19 now and it'll probably the same story in the next two decades, too. One day, Kave. One day we might have teams that don't result in several upsets per year.
Randolph Freelander
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Nobody says you have to root for the home team. In fact, it's kind of boring (annoying) when everyone does. There's nothing I like less than listening to local sports talk and everyone is talking about the same thing, albeit in different ways (overly whiny, overly positive, etc.).
Forget that. I live in Charlotte, hate the Panthers. I hope they lose every game. If not for civic pride, I'd very much like for them to move to another city so the local stations will actually have better games on Sunday afternoons.
Forget that. I live in Charlotte, hate the Panthers. I hope they lose every game. If not for civic pride, I'd very much like for them to move to another city so the local stations will actually have better games on Sunday afternoons.
terrisus
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Well hey, that's a pretty good way to start off being a fan.
A pitcher of coors?
So, like, Jorge De La Rosa or Franklin Morales or something?
terrisus
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Darn United States residents, liking the United States, always going on and on about the United States, everybody's doing it. There's nothing I like less than listening to local talk and everyone is talking about the same thing, albeit in different ways. Nobody says you have to like the home country. Why can't I get more people to talk about England around here?
As someone from New England who currently lives in Toronto: I feel a little sorry for Toronto sports fans. All their teams are bad (except for the Raptors kind of). It is fun sometimes to watch their teams collapse after high hopes at the beginning of the season (eg. Blue Jays last 2 years and TFC this year).
entremet
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Worth every second of the 13 years I followed them before then, and most of everything that came before.
It's a shame Nomar wasn't on that time.
terrisus
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Indeed. That trade was part of what made it all possible, but it's a shame that he wasn't able to be there for it - and it's an absolute tragedy what his career could have been, given what it was before he got hit in the wrist.
bone_and_sinew
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Nope because when your team is boss, they're cunts to you. And when their team is boss, they're cunts who can't handle success.
The past 4 years of the Miami Heat have taught me, fuck everybody. Everyone is the enemy and must be destroyed.
The past 4 years of the Miami Heat have taught me, fuck everybody. Everyone is the enemy and must be destroyed.
DrForester
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You sympathies are appreciated. This is going to be a rough season.
Chuck Norris
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No and ill tell you why.
In Rugby League I've followed a team called the South Sydney Rabbitohs, they haven't won a Premiership for 43 years back when they were the mot successful team of all time. 15 years ago they were kicked out of the competition because their financial situation and on field results had become so bad, but they fought their way into reinstatement through the legal system. Years of bad results followed until Russell Crowe bought the team in 2007, since then they have worked their way into becoming the powerhouse of the whole competition, if not the code itself. The most supporters, the best crowds.
Last week after 43 years of suffering and hitting the lowest of the lows, they won the Premiership. I've never seen more tears and joy from a crowd, the fans and the players all because of that history. It was so important to won player that he played through and was Man of the Match with a broken cheekbone and eye socket that he received in the first minute of the game.
So fairy tale results are still possible in sports, and that's why it's worth following your team regardless of how bad they are going
In Rugby League I've followed a team called the South Sydney Rabbitohs, they haven't won a Premiership for 43 years back when they were the mot successful team of all time. 15 years ago they were kicked out of the competition because their financial situation and on field results had become so bad, but they fought their way into reinstatement through the legal system. Years of bad results followed until Russell Crowe bought the team in 2007, since then they have worked their way into becoming the powerhouse of the whole competition, if not the code itself. The most supporters, the best crowds.
Last week after 43 years of suffering and hitting the lowest of the lows, they won the Premiership. I've never seen more tears and joy from a crowd, the fans and the players all because of that history. It was so important to won player that he played through and was Man of the Match with a broken cheekbone and eye socket that he received in the first minute of the game.
So fairy tale results are still possible in sports, and that's why it's worth following your team regardless of how bad they are going
Mighty Chin
Banned
Not at all, the Calgary Flames Fans deserve endless misery just for the fact that Calgary Puck exists.
I wish I lived there, I'm in Topeka.
generaldane
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Nope I dont feel sorry for Arsenal fans
Precisely why I'm not a fan of any sports team to begin with. I just watch sports because they're enjoyable (though Hockey is kind of irritating because it takes too long just to see someone score).
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Speaking for myself in particular it boils down to those teams are the ones I am able to go see in person. Sure, you can watch any team you want on TV but there is nothing quite like the experience of being in a stadium with thousands of other people cheering on the same team as you do. I'm not into religion but maybe that the same feeling religious folks get by gathering together with other like minded individuals to feel they are a part of something bigger. Being a fan of your local sports teams allows you to be a part of something bigger.
Mixolydian
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The Albatross
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Nah, cowboys fans are so obnoxious they deserve it. Though missing the playoffs will sting a bit more this year than in the last few.
I feel bad for Browns fans because I like the browns.
I feel bad for Browns fans because I like the browns.
The Albatross
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Wait what? Are you saying that the bills aren't Buffalo's football team because the stadium is in orchard park? Or the patriots arent Boston's football team because the stadium is outside the city in foxborough?
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