http://wahoosonfirst.com/2010/10/26/all-the-money-or-the-simple-life-honey/ A Cleveland Indians Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:22:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://wahoosonfirst.com/2010/10/26/all-the-money-or-the-simple-life-honey/#comment-734 Doug Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:36:07 +0000 http://deepleftfield.com/?p=1036#comment-734 I'm going to take responsibility as being the "made up Doug" in the above blogpost (good work on using a fake name, Mr Ed). While I frequently read Ed's work and generally feel he does a quality job at backing up his arguments (no matter how hair-brained they may be), I think my side of this argument can be stated much more effectively. Yes, I am a Tiger fan and yes, I did tell Ed I'd rather be in the position of a Tiger fan right now than an Indians fan, but here's specifically why. SPORTS IS ENTERTAINMENT! Ed and I will never quite see eye-to-eye on this point but for me, I like to be entertained by the team that I support. I like to sit down after a long day and listen to Rod and Mario produce enough banter to get through a 3-hour game and just enjoy what I'm watching. I like to drive to Comerica Park, hit up a bar first, and then go to the park knowing that there's a good chance my team will win. That's enjoyable for me. Would I love to see them grab a ring? Hell yes! Was 2006 heartbreaking for me? Absolutely. Did I ignore all phones calls and texts after game 163 last year? Of course, but my life doesn't live and die with the Tigers. Let's think about it. There are 30 mlb teams. So you're chances right there are hypothetically one in thirty that you'll win it all. Then take into account baseball's current pay structure and realistically, your odds decline from there. I absolutely hate going to the Jake and seeing the now-barren landscape of sports fans. Yes, the die-hards are there, but it's sad to see the fall. Go to Comerica and see your 25-40000 fans on a given night who genuinely care about the team and expect a win. The Tigers may have a great owner who is willing to spend the cash, but the Indians have a fan base who is MORE-THAN-WILLING to show up for games IF they think they have a chance to win. This isn't the Florida Marlins here (sorry, that's a cheap 1997 blow). So gimme 81-81. Gimme a loss in game 163. Gimme playoff exits. But most of all, gimme all these things because of a culture that expects to consistently compete. I’m going to take responsibility as being the “made up Doug” in the above blogpost (good work on using a fake name, Mr Ed).
While I frequently read Ed’s work and generally feel he does a quality job at backing up his arguments (no matter how hair-brained they may be), I think my side of this argument can be stated much more effectively.
Yes, I am a Tiger fan and yes, I did tell Ed I’d rather be in the position of a Tiger fan right now than an Indians fan, but here’s specifically why.
SPORTS IS ENTERTAINMENT! Ed and I will never quite see eye-to-eye on this point but for me, I like to be entertained by the team that I support. I like to sit down after a long day and listen to Rod and Mario produce enough banter to get through a 3-hour game and just enjoy what I’m watching. I like to drive to Comerica Park, hit up a bar first, and then go to the park knowing that there’s a good chance my team will win. That’s enjoyable for me. Would I love to see them grab a ring? Hell yes! Was 2006 heartbreaking for me? Absolutely. Did I ignore all phones calls and texts after game 163 last year? Of course, but my life doesn’t live and die with the Tigers.
Let’s think about it. There are 30 mlb teams. So you’re chances right there are hypothetically one in thirty that you’ll win it all. Then take into account baseball’s current pay structure and realistically, your odds decline from there.
I absolutely hate going to the Jake and seeing the now-barren landscape of sports fans. Yes, the die-hards are there, but it’s sad to see the fall. Go to Comerica and see your 25-40000 fans on a given night who genuinely care about the team and expect a win. The Tigers may have a great owner who is willing to spend the cash, but the Indians have a fan base who is MORE-THAN-WILLING to show up for games IF they think they have a chance to win. This isn’t the Florida Marlins here (sorry, that’s a cheap 1997 blow).
So gimme 81-81. Gimme a loss in game 163. Gimme playoff exits. But most of all, gimme all these things because of a culture that expects to consistently compete.

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