menalawyerguy wrote:I'm talking (well, writing I guess) about the ability to say (write) that your team lost to the team that won it all. That sometimes eases the pain of losing. Anything we can do to mitigate that pain helps.
Sometimes I wonder if it's worth it, being a passionate sports fan. Think about it: if your team wins four titles in your lifetime, that's pretty good. That's top 5%. Most fans won't see their favorite team in a particular sport win that many titles in their life. So assuming an age of cognizance of about 7, and the average life expectancy of an American male at about 75, that means that 4 championships in a 68 year span puts you in the top 5% of happiness.
That fucking blows, doesn't it? 4 good years, 64 bad years. It's not worth the pain. We should just take up hobbies. Train sets are fun.
Sports are fun to watch, win lose or draw.
Obviously winning stuff feels amazing (only one of my proper teams ever has and only once) but it's not what its all about, just part of it.