Ello ello white America, assassinate my character...First things first, Happy New Year everyone! So, as you may know today is Monday, and the first order of business is this...what grinds my gears. So lets begin the process, and lets move in to the new year!!
So this weeks topic of annoyance to me is this, being a Philadelphia sports fan for the last 25 years I guess. Besides the one glimmer of joy in our city of sports. The 2008 World Series, not much else has gone our way. Disappointment after disappointment, however I should appreciate that one though. Even though I do, I guess I would really like something else, once you get the taste, you just want more. However lets take a real look at my disappointment.
Lets start with baseball, since 08' the Phillies have been awesome contenders, but year after year we have been falling short. Makes me sad, and this year was the cream of the crop. After acquiring Cliff Lee and winning 102 games, getting knocked out in the first round in a 5 game series against the St. Louis Cardinals is extremely disappointing, especially when we were expected to win the entire thing. After all pitching win games right? Ugh...disappointment.
Next, basketball. Yeah, the Sixers, since they've lost Iverson the first time, and losing the championship series back in the 2000-2001 season to the Lakers. Well things have pretty much halted for the Sixers, getting back to that "Iverson," era is going to take some time, however the Sixers are capable of doing it. However how disappointing is it going to be for us Philadelphians to watch another year of the Sixers losing. Probably not that much since no one is watching at the moment, but for some of us that are still trying to root for them, it's a little disheartening still.
Okay, how about the Philadelphia Eagles? They're great right? They're so great we can make it through anything right...well nope. After a season where we are suppose to be the "Dream Team," we go through the season 8-8, and not making the playoffs. On top of all that, we knew last week that we weren't going to be in. It seems like the Eagles are complacent with being mediocre. Us as fans...we don't feel that way at all. However we don't run the team, however change is needed.
Lastly, the Philadelphia Flyers, after today's debacle of a game, between the refs, and all the lazy game playing it's just a little disappointing is all. I understand that it's just a regular game, and technically there isn't really much to worry about, however it's really like this to me, after all the hype of this game being setup, and after what is suppose to be a win for us, once again it's a loss.
So here it is, it's disappointing sometimes to be a Philadelphia sports fan. I understand that that's just the way it goes, however it's disheartening. That is all really. So this is where I'm going with it. Sometimes being a sports fan, you gotta go with the good and the bad. And yes being a Philadelphian sports fan hurts at times...but I gotta believe that there are good days ahead of us. Come on Sixer/Flyers/Phillies/Eagles...make it happen, make it a 4 sports team town. Make us blue collar fans have a reason to continue in believing in you. And you know what, we expect change, and not just being complacent with mediocrity.
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