My wife doesn't understand my love of sports. She has told me this on countless occasions. So I recently tried to explain it to her this way. I view my favorite teams as friends or distant family, and I hope they succeed. She then asked what happens if they succeed, I thought about it for a bit and realized that since I became a fan I’m not sure any of my teams have succeeded at least not on a national or world championship level.
University of Oregon Men’s basketball team: Two elite eight appearances.
University of Oregon Men’s football team: Finished second in 02.
Miami Dolphins: Lost in the AFC championship game a couple of times.
Portland Trail Blazers: Lost in the finals twice and the Western Conference Championship three times.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Boarder line.Won the 88 World Series. However the moment I became a fan was when I saw Gibson hit that home run to win game 1. It doesn't feel like it counts. Lost in the National league Championship series in 08.
How about you? How have your teams done since you've cheered them on?
2 comments:
I have only this to say:
GO DODGERS!!!! :)
-Michele
Let's see...
Broncos - 14 years of futility and Super Bowl embarassment...followed by two straight championships and Elway retiring on top. Now 5-0. Good times.
Rockies - Uh, yeah, moving on.
Nuggets - Yikes. Aside from beating the Sonics as an 8 seed, it was rough going as a kid. When I was a teen, the most memorable player was Mutombo. Those weren't good years.
Blazers - relatively new to this fandom, but the trend is up. :)
Avalanche - not so much of a hockey fan these days, but a couple of quick titles right out of the gate for the Avs. More good times.
Never really rooted for college teams with much intensity, even though I love watching college sports.
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