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Fans are hungry for a championship, Leaf fans doubly so.
The lack of success and being one of the largest fanbases in the world can lead to a little irrationality in the fanbase but it's not universal.
If the Leafs ever won, it would make the Raptors celebration look like an Argos celebration.
The lack of success and being one of the largest fanbases in the world can lead to a little irrationality in the fanbase but it's not universal.
If the Leafs ever won, it would make the Raptors celebration look like an Argos celebration.
ToneDog
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You said all Leafs fans are irrational, yes you proved that you are, but that doesn't prove that all are.So that makes me an irrational fan.......guess my point is made.
I didn't say all Leafs fans....I filled in a blank which was designed to be a generalization.
BTW do you think arguing with a self admitted irrational fan is rational?
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Fans are great. Fans are what makes sports great. I wouldn't follow a sport that didn't have many fans because that means nobody cares. If nobody cares, then what's the point? I like being invested in something that's bigger than me.
Fans can add some atmosphere to games -- the feeling in Rogers Centre when Jose Bautista hit his bat-flip homer was fabulous and being there for it will always be a highlight of my life. However, the ugliness in that same game of fans throwing things on the field almost cancels it out and had me (and Peter Mansbridge who talked about it on the Fan the next day) scared about what might happen if the Jays lost that game. I've also read piles of garbage on these boards by fans. So I will never say that fans are great.
I can see being invested in something that's bigger than me if it includes me. But I am not a member of the Leafs or the Jays organization. I contribute nothing (except possibly some money when I attend a game) to their success or failure, so I see no reason to be overly invested. I enjoy the high points and the low points are a bit disappointing -- but certainly nothing worth getting too upset about.
I've seen the Jays win two World Series and the Raps wins an NBA Championship. And those were fun. But had they lost those championships, I'd have been disappointed for a few hours and moved on. I'd love to see the Leafs win a cup, but honestly, if the Leafs never won another game, it wouldn't bother me. I might stop watching them though, just to avoid dealing with the fans who would be way too annoying.
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Yeah too many go from one extreme to another based on wins and losses, or jumping on the weekly media narrative. I really appreciate people who post on here that don't constantly overreact. This is true for any fan base obviously.
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I love sitting down watching a game after work. It's great. The outcome doesn't impact my life and that's the beauty of it. Leafs losing a game or a playoff series is not going to wreck my day or my summer, but being emotionally invested in the outcome does make it more fun for me to watch. I can be disappointed that they lost a game, but it doesn't mean that it affects my mood or that I'd wanna go riot.
Very rarely would I watch a whole game where the Leafs are not playing, let's say, because I don't care about the outcome.
And that’s pretty much me too. And that’s what I expect out of a fan. I guess I just felt worn down by the extreme overreactors that are common on these boards.
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