There’s no WE in TEAM
February 4, 2009
Ever hang out with a bunch of sports fans discussing their favorite team? They’re the die hard fans that know their team’s history, read up on all the trade rumors, and discuss all the faults made during the draft. Ever notice that when talking about their respective team they say WE?
“We gotta draft a some offensive line players.”
“We gotta start playing the rookies more, they need the experience.”
“We gotta get rid of that defensive coach. His style isn’t working.”
Get the f*&k outta here with that bullsh*t! You are not part of the team. You are not a part of the coaching staff. Sheeeeeit, you’re not even part of the concession stand staff. You ain’t having lunch meetings with upper management discussing possible trades with eastern conference teams. No matter how many team jerseys you have or how many rare bobble-heads or player autographs you have, YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE TEAM. You may have been down with the Cubs since the 60′s or been following the Lakers when they they were still in Minnesota, but please refrain from using the word “we” when discussing your favorite team. You’re making yourself look like an a$$ every time you do.
My second GTFOHWTBS pet peeve for sports are those bandwagon fans, especially the females. Every time I check facebook on my freakin’ crackberry, there are constant real time updates on the current game and most of them are from girls who are trying to be down. The majority of the girls are single and are trying to give off that “yeah, I’m down with said team that all my guy friends are rooting for.” Bi@tch please, you went to your first Cavs game during the 2007—08 season. You’re not knowing about the Mark Price days or the defensive prowess of Craig Ehlo. I drove the f*&kin bandwagon you jumped on. Stop acting like a dude. Do you know the kind of people you’re gonna attract by liking sports and trying to be down with the fellas? You’re gonna attract lesbians. Or rapists. Or worst of all, jocks! Be yourself. If you like watching bull sh*t shows like “The City” or “The Hills” or whatever crap is on MTV nowadays, then do it. But don’t front like you’re down with what a guy is into just to get his attention. Guys can smell your B.S. a mile away.
Besides, we don’t wanna watch the game with your a$$ anyway.
