Comments on: The Nature of Loyalty in Supporting the Home Team http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/10/30/the-nature-of-loyalty-in-supporting-the-home-team/ Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:28:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/10/30/the-nature-of-loyalty-in-supporting-the-home-team/comment-page-1/#comment-6524 Mike Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:07:20 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/10/30/the-nature-of-loyalty-in-supporting-the-home-team/#comment-6524 The Redskins had a bye yesterday. Bye means they had the week off. People like soap operas. Sure they're all strangers playing and for the most part their only connection to your hometown is that they were hired to come play here, but it's just like General Hospital or Democrats vs. Republicans or whatever ... things are more fun when you tell yourself that one side/team is wonderful and the other is evil. I get into spectator sports sometimes, if there's a really compelling personal story of one of the players or true greatness is being displayed, like Michael Jordan at his peak. But I can't imagine watching the gazillion hours a week Channel 4 devotes to all things Redskins. The Redskins had a bye yesterday. Bye means they had the week off.

People like soap operas. Sure they’re all strangers playing and for the most part their only connection to your hometown is that they were hired to come play here, but it’s just like General Hospital or Democrats vs. Republicans or whatever … things are more fun when you tell yourself that one side/team is wonderful and the other is evil.

I get into spectator sports sometimes, if there’s a really compelling personal story of one of the players or true greatness is being displayed, like Michael Jordan at his peak. But I can’t imagine watching the gazillion hours a week Channel 4 devotes to all things Redskins.

]]> By: Don http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/10/30/the-nature-of-loyalty-in-supporting-the-home-team/comment-page-1/#comment-6523 Don Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:04:49 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/10/30/the-nature-of-loyalty-in-supporting-the-home-team/#comment-6523 Funny, that's about in line with my appreciation for sports but it drives me to the opposite conclusion - lacking any driving alternate reason I'm gonna cheer for the home team. It doesn't keep me from appreciating an amazing play by the opposing team, but it's nice to see My People - as tenuous a connection as that might be - victorious. After that comes my home town, and beyond that - who cares? Pass the pretzels! Funny, that’s about in line with my appreciation for sports but it drives me to the opposite conclusion – lacking any driving alternate reason I’m gonna cheer for the home team. It doesn’t keep me from appreciating an amazing play by the opposing team, but it’s nice to see My People – as tenuous a connection as that might be – victorious. After that comes my home town, and beyond that – who cares? Pass the pretzels!

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