Hi there. I'm just as upset as you are. But for Peter's sake, stop jumping off bridges. You look silly. One four-game winning streak and you're frolicking through the forest singing show tunes. One four-game losing streak and you're setting fires to your neighbor's house and car. You do realize this franchise has won three consecutive division titles, two straight pennants, a world fuckin championship, and saved countless puppies and kittens, right?
What the hell did you expect? They're not immune to injuries. They can't hit .300 for six straight months, and it was only a matter of time before the beard turned evil on its master. I realize that forums like radio shows, blogs, and the dinner table exist to complain about things such as this. However, you aren't the general manager (but you surely think you'd do a better job than the current) and Cliff Lee is not the friend you can drunkenly text things that are questionable for one man to say to another. (We all know Ruben does it, though.) Not sure where I was going with that last sentence.
Actually, yes I am.
He's not coming back. He's playing in another country called Texas. Next season, Clifton will pitch for a team called either the Yankees or Red Sox. Be thankful he played it cool during last year's World Series and stop crying you fool. (I miss him soooo much.)
Spare me the Braves-won-14-straight-division-titles talk. It wasn't that hard to accomplish playing against guys named Rico Brogna, Desi Relaford and Mike Lieberthal 18 times a year. Remember those days? I hope I never have to type those names again.
I've tried to get through the season without writing this but it's gone too far. People who call themselves fans are throwing in the towel this season. That's a shame. This is the time when the team needs you behind them, on your feet for all nine innings, pushing little kids out of the way for foul balls, you know what I mean? Good old-fashioned fandom.
The 2010 season is not over for the Phillies. I hope they make another run. But if they don't, what can we, the fans, do? We can keep complaining and sound like a typical Mets fan. Or we can chalk it up as a season filled with some bad luck and sit in silence the entire off-season. The Phillies haven't had too much of it the last few years.
Lastly, I love parentheses.
So in summation, you're telling phillies fans to stop being so irrationally passionate about sports? While I agree with you, that's not happening. You know that's how sports work in this town. Fans get obnoxious when their teams are losing. But I'm glad there are also people like you in this town who have some rational perspective on things. PS I love parentheses too.
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ReplyDeleteIt reflects poorly on the fanbase, in my opinion, when everyone is talking championship one day, and suddenly the season's over after a losing streak. I'm not suggesting every Phils fan has reacted this way. And what I wrote today was more of a reaction to the frustration of hearing about the team's failures than it was watching them. I guess I have the choice to not listen.
Don't get me wrong, though, this season has been tough to watch as a fan and I've yelled at my TV alot so far. That passion exists all the time for most Phila sports fans. The same can't be said for many other cities/teams.
The gist of it is- the Phillies' recent successes have only made this season more frustrating for us fans, and thus, doubled the amount of complaining. But again, it ain't over yet.
But Jamie Moyer's career probably is. Hey now.
I love your tags.
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