The elephant is right about this one. When it comes to sports, fans don't "get over it". That's why we have rivalries and that's why we call it "the agony of defeat". Our sports memories are long and terrible losses leave figurative scars. As a Titans fan married to a Rams fan I'm still haunted by losing the Super Bowl because of being "1 yard short".
No one ever said being a sports fan was rational.
Definitely - ask a Red Sox fan about Bucky Dent.
Agreed, I've found that winning does heal those wounds. The 2004 Red Sox were like being rescued from a lifetime of bad dreams, and the 2007 Red Sox really made it seem like losing was an old, foggy memory.
Not that I was alive for Bucky Dent. Sorry, Moyank.
Agreed, I've found that winning does heal those wounds. The 2004 Red Sox were like being rescued from a lifetime of bad dreams, and the 2007 Red Sox really made it seem like losing was an old, foggy memory.
Not that I was alive for Bucky Dent. Sorry, Moyank.
I can't wait until baseball season - I fear the world will turn upside down if we continue to agree with each other on so many things.
I was at Game 4 in STL. It was quite nice after all of those years.
The elephant is right about this one. When it comes to sports, fans don't "get over it". That's why we have rivalries and that's why we call it "the agony of defeat". Our sports memories are long and terrible losses leave figurative scars. As a Titans fan married to a Rams fan I'm still haunted by losing the Super Bowl because of being "1 yard short".
No one ever said being a sports fan was rational.
The elephant is right about this one. When it comes to sports, fans don't "get over it". That's why we have rivalries and that's why we call it "the agony of defeat". Our sports memories are long and terrible losses leave figurative scars. As a Titans fan married to a Rams fan I'm still haunted by losing the Super Bowl because of being "1 yard short".
No one ever said being a sports fan was rational.
At that time I was living in TN and we had a huge Superbowl party. My wife was literally the only person there rooting for the "greatest show on turf". When the game ended in that dramatic fashion I told her not to talk to me for a little while so I could properly grieve. Of course the first thing she did was call her family in St. Louis and put it on speaker phone so we could all hear them yelling and screaming about their win.
I'm almost over it now... almost...
At that time I was living in TN and we had a huge Superbowl party. My wife was literally the only person there rooting for the "greatest show on turf". When the game ended in that dramatic fashion I told her not to talk to me for a little while so I could properly grieve. Of course the first thing she did was call her family in St. Louis and put it on speaker phone so we could all hear them yelling and screaming about their win.
I'm almost over it now... almost...
This is one of the best lines I have read today. That is funny. My wife takes the doggies and herself out of the room when the Cowboys are playing. The pain of losing when you were so close.... I know the feeling, it never goes away.
The most amazing thing about that season was the "Music City Miracle". We were at the game and it was by far the greatest sports event I've ever been able to witness in person. That's one great memory!
