This is the lowest I've ever been as a sports fan. I've moved past anger to apathy. I don't care much anymore. My two favorite teams, the Orioles and Redskins, are awful. I start each season optimistic, hoping that I'll see some improvement and passion and pray for a winning season. But it's not the case, not even close. They get worse and worse every year, and the worst part is that they don't seem to care.
Why do I care so much? Why should I care so much? The players and teams certainly don't care about me. Each time I get excited about a game or a series or a play I feel foolish because they end up losing, usually badly. And afterwards I'm pissed for several reasons, one because a team I root for lost, and two because it seems they don't care that they lost. It's just demoralizing to be disappointed time and time again. Why make an enthusiastic investment in the games when they only bring me frustration and disappointment? When will my support be rewarded and justified? When will my teams be good? Hell, I've settle for respectable at this point.
All this whining is useless. I won't stop pulling for the O's and Skins, and I certainly won't start supporting other teams. That's unacceptable as a sports fan. I'll just have to keep the faith and continue caring and rooting, even if that means more frustration and anger. Because it will pay off...some day. Eventually my teams will be good again, and then it'll be sweet redemption.
Until then, I'll root hard for the Capitals. At least they're good.
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