Terrible news on the bandwagon front.
ESPN - "Baron passes on riches: Warriors' Davis to opt out of deal"
The Warriors need to resign him. Unless he goes to the Celtics. In which case my head my explode.
(Sorry for the loooong hiatus folks)
Showing posts with label Warriors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Warriors. Show all posts
Monday, June 30, 2008
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
The Bandwagon Fan
It's a common phenomenon. Your team sucks for a few years and suddenly enters a very good year or a few good years. Before you know it, you enter a stadium, arena, or some other sports venue and while before the scene was empty seats or the hardcore, loyal fans cynical of the team's potential success... it's all replaced by "born again" fans, people who claim they were always fans all along, and other people who really look like they've never been to a game before, but it's the in thing to do so they're there. People suddenly start wearing clothing reflective of your team, whether at the games or on the streets. Maybe at work. Yes, this is the sign of the Bandwagon Fan.
I first experienced it a few years ago when I started going to Oakland A's games at the Coliseum. I've gone to a lot of random games, but each year, I made it an effort to go see a Red Sox game in order to represent. During the first few years, there were fans and Boston ex-pats scattered throughout the stadium. When we bumped into each other at the food stand or in the seats, we'd give each other the knowing nod and continue on our business. During the playoffs in 2003, I remember vividly being the only Red Sox fan in my entire section. When we eliminated the A's, it was easily the scariest walk I've ever had to take from walking from the 500 level to the BART station.
The 2004 World Series changed all that. During the next year, I went to the entire Red Sox series in Oakland and I was surprised that over half the fans were Red Sox fans. Honestly. They literally appeared overnight. It became harder to get seats. Suddenly, instead of being the only Sox fan in my section, my friends were usually the only A's fans. Instead of seeing green all around the stadium, there were significant patches of Red, Blue, and the occasional pink. Yes, pink. If anything, that was a smoking gun that we now had bandwagon fans. It's those damn pink hats. Who really wears pink baseball hats? Not to be a snob, but true fans don't wear that.
So I always scoffed at those who jumped on a team's bandwagon. It didn't seem cool.
And now, I find myself being a big Warriors fan. Well, not a big fan, but a big sign of my changing attitude towards the team is how I've talked at lengths at work with people about the games, I get worked up watching the playoff games, and when there are highlights on SportsCenter, I don't flip the channel anymore. Now this is especially hilarious since I've never watched a Warriors game in my life until maybe a week and a half ago. Will I ever call them my home team? No. The lousy Celtics are. But I am considering getting a hat or a t-shirt. Does that make me a hypocrite?
I first experienced it a few years ago when I started going to Oakland A's games at the Coliseum. I've gone to a lot of random games, but each year, I made it an effort to go see a Red Sox game in order to represent. During the first few years, there were fans and Boston ex-pats scattered throughout the stadium. When we bumped into each other at the food stand or in the seats, we'd give each other the knowing nod and continue on our business. During the playoffs in 2003, I remember vividly being the only Red Sox fan in my entire section. When we eliminated the A's, it was easily the scariest walk I've ever had to take from walking from the 500 level to the BART station.
The 2004 World Series changed all that. During the next year, I went to the entire Red Sox series in Oakland and I was surprised that over half the fans were Red Sox fans. Honestly. They literally appeared overnight. It became harder to get seats. Suddenly, instead of being the only Sox fan in my section, my friends were usually the only A's fans. Instead of seeing green all around the stadium, there were significant patches of Red, Blue, and the occasional pink. Yes, pink. If anything, that was a smoking gun that we now had bandwagon fans. It's those damn pink hats. Who really wears pink baseball hats? Not to be a snob, but true fans don't wear that.
So I always scoffed at those who jumped on a team's bandwagon. It didn't seem cool.
And now, I find myself being a big Warriors fan. Well, not a big fan, but a big sign of my changing attitude towards the team is how I've talked at lengths at work with people about the games, I get worked up watching the playoff games, and when there are highlights on SportsCenter, I don't flip the channel anymore. Now this is especially hilarious since I've never watched a Warriors game in my life until maybe a week and a half ago. Will I ever call them my home team? No. The lousy Celtics are. But I am considering getting a hat or a t-shirt. Does that make me a hypocrite?
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