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 Well, it looks like My Chargers are nearing the end of their best season ever
(yes, I said "nearing the end"--see number 3 below). My Chargers finished the
regular season at 14-2. They have home field advantage throughout the
playoffs, they have a first round bye, and they're the odds-on favorite to
win the...the...No, no, I'm not going to say it. Sports fans like me
should really avoid talking about Their Team and the Last Scheduled Game
of the NFL Season (no, not the Pro Bowl, dippy).
So anyway, to avoid a repeat of
this awfulness, I came up
with a four-pronged approach to following My Chargers this year. It has
turned out to be
quite excellent the plan, if I may say so myself.
1. Don't get too high after a win nor too
low after a loss. Major League Baseball players say stuff like this
all the time. "It's a long season." "This was only one game." Well, I've
adapted this philosophy and changed it to fit my own needs. I'm sort of
taking a "Win or lose, either way is fine" attitude. In other words, I
try not to get too happy or too down because that means I care a lot.
And caring a lot leads to excitement which leads to expectations which
lead to...severe and emotionally crippling disappointment. At least in
my case it does.
2. Avoid being superstitious. Today, I
wore my Chargers hat to the grocery store. Why? Because it's just a
nice hat. Superstitions have nothing to do with it. Whether or not I
just wear it on game days or wear it backwards when the Chargers have
the ball or fill it with licorice jelly beans on Wednesday evenings and
hold it in my left hand has no--I repeat--NO bearing on how My Chargers
do. Period.
3. Enjoy the ride. Well, there's gotta
be some point to being a fan, yes? Can't I revel in the season My
Chargers are having? They're beating the snot out of most everyone and
it's kind nice to see them on ESPN every other morning, so I'm allowing
myself to enjoy it. I've got my hat, my long-sleeve t-shirt, and my
computer desktop with different Charger pictures each day. I don't have
any silly man-crushes on the players or anything, but I'm riding along
with 'em, know what I mean? It's fun. However...
4. Understand it's going to end
badly. Oh yeah, I'm ready for the end. It's not gonna turn out the
way I want it to. It never does, it never has, and it probably never
will. In the case of My Chargers this year, I would like them to
at least win one playoff game this year. That's the goal. After that,
well, whatever. I've seen this movie before and the boy doesn't get to
kiss the girl at the end. Why should I believe it's going to be any
different this time around? It's okay, I'll be fine. I will. Really.
At least I think so... |
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