Originally posted by fathersson: No way, if you love the game you have to love it from the very first pitch. You love every play and every out, of every game. Only pussies show up at the end of the year and start screaming how much they love their team after they see them on top. You have to be like Irishman here. He loves the Yankees so much that people start to hate him for the way he locks in on the Yankees and doesn't let go. He throws his bull all around and doesn't back down when people bust his balls. Now that is a FAN.
Not at all what I said. Nowhere did I say you don't root for your team all year. But teams are going to win 60 & lose 60 games. It's what they do with the other 40 that determines their success or failure.
Last year all the Yankee fans were gripping b/c of the lousy start they had. The season is a marathon, not a sprint. The team still made it to the playoffs. Many insignificant things happen in April. Does anyone honestly think that dolt from Detroit will end up leading the league in HRs just b/c he has 9 so far this April?
With the exception of this season, Jim Thome usually has horrible Aprils. Same with Manny Ramirez. By the same token, September isn't a true barometer since rosters are expanded to 40 players. Anybody remember that "legend" Shane Spencer be annointed just for hitting some HRs in meaningless September games?
