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The Phenomena of Dick Riding in Sports (Teams)

So this version of this post is solely about the phenomena as it relates to teams. And this post will be no where near as long, I promise that. The main reason is that everyone out there is probably aware of the most regular cases among teams, but I really just want to vent about my first-hand experience this past year.

So, of course, all of you know that everyone seems to worship the championship teams in professional sports. Most regularly, these include the Lakers and Yankees, because, well yea, they tend to win. But still, how many people can really say that they are fans of those teams because they grew up in the area. I know it's less than the number of people that just love Kobe Bryant or Derek Jeter across the country. Thus, the vast number of championships they each account for must account for this disparity. But, as I said, it would seem that this is common knowledge that this is the case.

I'm here to tell you about the current MLB champions, the San Francisco Giants. Now, I have to admit, I am an A's fan, so there may be some bias in this post. But come on, how long can we celebrate the Giants winning the World Series? They got their own HBO show!!!!! What makes them more special than any other team that has won a championship? I think it's probably that damn guy with the beard (I chose to treat him like Voldemort). I swear if I see one more fake beard in the Bay Area, I'll turn into a Dodgers fan. (for those of you who don't know, two Dodgers' fans put a Giants' fan into a coma earlier this year. So yeah, I'm serious about this).

But, its not so much the celebration, that I can live with. Its more related to the bandwagon fans who suddenly became die-hard Giants fans in late October. I can't even count the times someone has told me they've always been a fan. And it all culminated in this little parade the Giants held after they won. Just about everyone I knew said going to the parade was more important than what they were doing that day, mainly work and school. And don't forget, these are the same people who said they have always been Giants' fans. ALWAYS.

So please, people, stop dick-riding. Just stop. If you were never a fan, keep it that way. And don't use a championship as your excuse to learn all the players names and stats.
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  1. AnonymousDecember 21, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    Where's the Tebow post? This guy has been dick rode like no other.

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