bandwagon schmandwagon

by blake20 on Oct 10, 2007 1:36 AM MDT Comment 5 comments

Finally baseball in Denver is back. Who cares if everybody says "Oh yeah I watched every game this year." Who cares if people say "I saw this coming in April." The fact of the matter is nobody knew this team was historic. Use the words Rockies and historic in the same sentence and see if your head doesn't start feeling weird. So who cares about bandwagon or who's been here the longest. The way Denver feels about the Rockies reminds me of when I was in elementary school. I remember my first Rockies game and how the whole rocky mountain region felt about baseball and it is eerily the same as the NLCS approaches. I'm just glad baseball is back the way it was when we first got the Rockies. That first year was exciting. The first wild-card was great, but this is historic and I'm just glad people are looking at all. Let's all be Rockies fans, because it's these kind of seasons and these kinds of games that actually get people on the wagon to stay.

By the way I follow the Rockies closely every year for you who think I'm just trying to hitch a ride until the Broncos turn it around this year.

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Hey

If you can name me the entire roster this year, can tell me who turned the U3P, and cringe when I say the names, "John Mabry", "Tom Martin", "Jorge Julio", "Jose Mesa", and "Tom Martin", then I won't question your loyalties :) .

I'll be perfectly honest. I had us pegged for just over .500 baseball this year. Good to be competitive, but not stellar. In that beginning of the season poll, I voted that we'd be in it until the road trips to SD and LA. I even told every single one of my friends to mark my words, that this year was simply the building year, and that 2008 will be the Year of the Rockie.

I've never been happier to have been proven wrong.

by oo_nrb on Oct 10, 2007 1:45 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

RE: Hey

Tulo turned the play and I don't want Julio anywhre near the clubhouse. I was thinking .500 would be an excellent sign of things to come. I'm with you being proven wrong this year is so worth it.

PS
How's youuuuur new rockies hat fitting? j/k

by blake20 on Oct 10, 2007 2:06 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heh

I actually bought a new Rockies hat before this season; it's their BP cap, with the purple accents on the side. Pretty nice, very comfy.

by oo_nrb on Oct 10, 2007 3:22 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I said

I'd buy a jersey if the Rockies made the playoffs. I've always wanted one..but too cheap to get one of a player that won't be around long or just get a Helton one which was the only choice for several years....after seeing all the BRAND SPANKING NEW jerseys Saturday night...well I'm not sure about looking like those front runners. AND pt. 2 of my problem, is I'm still not sure who to get. I'm leaning to Matt Holliday over Tulowitzki. But I don't think Holliday will be around long (thanks Scott Boras)

I do think ushers should quiz every ticket holder coming in the game. "Who was BK? You don't know?...sorry your tickets are no good" Or "What position did Danny Ardoin play?" Cather "These tickets are valid, enjoy the game."

Resign Kazuo Matsui! Hurdle is still an idiot!

by Redhawk on Oct 10, 2007 8:10 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well

Since I'm a Dbacks fan who will only root for the Rockies if they somehow, someway beat us, does that make me the ultimate bandwagon fan??

;)

DbacksSkins... I hail from here and here.

by DbacksSkins on Oct 10, 2007 10:37 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

It's a different kind of atmosphere

I may not be considered a real Rockies fan (but I will cheer for them if they are not playing the Cards or a team which could be jinxed if I state their name), but I know more of their current roster than they "fans" I've noticed up here (which is in Colorado). I don't mind band wagon fans that don't talk too much smack and at least have an understanding of the game.

A few co-workers decided to gang up on the Philly fan by wearing Rockies gear (not realizing he doesn't wear jerseys on game day) and talked smack. Normally I wouldn't mind (since I preferred the Rox anyway), but don't call runs points. Similar thing happened during the Yankees series. Someone said they were cheering on the Yankees, but then asked me to explain what was going on. But the look on their face was priceless when I said Hughes threw a ball. (OT: I still haven't met a real Yankees fan, but at least I've met a real fan for every other team even if Red Sox fans are bad).

Point is I normally don't mind bandwagon fans, if they admit it and try to get into the game. It's the ones who have no idea what they are talking about that drive me crazy. But I will admit, I saw one person before the playoffs wear Rox gear, now everyone is.

You think you hate Jose Mesa. Nothing beats 1997's meltdown.

by kova on Oct 15, 2007 1:43 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs