"Don't let anyone say that it's just a game" Er, well it kind of is, Eddie

muppet
muppet Posts: 980
edited October 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
It's just a game. Does nobody else find it funny when people get really attatched to a sports team?
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  • possomists
    possomists Posts: 428
    no
    "you can say that we're, nocturnal, posssomists"
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  • Rossum20
    Rossum20 Posts: 910
    muppet wrote:
    It's just a game. Does nobody else find it funny when people get really attatched to a sports team?


    no. But, does anyone find it funny when people get really attached to a band and spend countless hours reading unsubstantiated crap and writing about on a forum where there opinion means nothing? I do.
  • Elderly Man
    Elderly Man Posts: 235
    no
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  • Left Porch
    Left Porch Posts: 846
    muppet wrote:
    It's just a game. Does nobody else find it funny when people get really attatched to a sports team?


    No. There's nothing wrong with being attached to a sports team.
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants
    1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,997
    to go along with the majority, no. come up to where i live, near boston, and tell everyone that. you'll be thrown out of the state.
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    muppet wrote:
    It's just a game. Does nobody else find it funny when people get really attatched to a sports team?


    some would say that attachment in general brings one pain. oops. wrong forum!
    www.cluthelee.com
  • pretext
    pretext Posts: 1,294
    2-feign-reluctance wrote:
    some would say that attachment in general brings one pain. oops. wrong forum!

    that's why i spend all weekend in my house, not showering, and watching sports...
  • lowlight10
    lowlight10 Posts: 619
    muppet wrote:
    It's just a game. Does nobody else find it funny when people get really attatched to a sports team?

    no, it's not funny and it's not just a game. clearly that song is not for everyone, and the lyrics are evidence that Ed is truly a fan, and not just someone who jumped on the bandwagon.

    it hurts right now, and is probably only going to get worse in the next few days as reality sets in.

    go Bears.
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  • pjfan020
    pjfan020 Posts: 426
    I get what you're saying...i think you're wrong...but i get it. You just won't get it...
    "Tonight we're just gonna play you some good old American Rock and Roll." tom petty-7-15-05
  • pc_loadletter
    pc_loadletter Posts: 164
    muppet wrote:
    It's just a game. Does nobody else find it funny when people get really attatched to a sports team?


    no way, man. when you're brought up watching a team you grow so attached to them.... just like we are with pearl jam.
    GO LEAFS AND GO JAYS
  • Wilds
    Wilds Posts: 4,329
    Some people just don't understand. No worries, it's not for everyone.

    Whatever makes you happy. Do that.
  • NoelMichael
    NoelMichael Posts: 1,635
    Ask any player- It's not just a game, it's their careers, their livelihood, their heart. Closed-minded, self-centered people just can't understand that
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  • Left Porch
    Left Porch Posts: 846
    pc_loadletter wrote:
    no way, man. when you're brought up watching a team you grow so attached to them.... just like we are with pearl jam.


    My thoughts exactly.
    Uniondale. 2003
    MSG 1+2. 2010
    Wrigley. Brooklyn 2. Hartford. 2013
    St. Louis. Denver. 2014
    Global Citizens Festival. 2015
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  • Gmoney
    Gmoney Posts: 1,618
    muppet wrote:
    It's just a game. Does nobody else find it funny when people get really attatched to a sports team?
    yes! I was in vegas a couple weeks ago and saw two guys nearly get into a physical fight about the Dodgers and Dimondbacks... They were so mad and looked so dumb it put things n perspective for me. Very sad about the cubs today though...
    Further back and forth a wave will break on me, today...
  • lowlight10
    lowlight10 Posts: 619
    Gmoney wrote:
    yes! I was in vegas a couple weeks ago and saw two guys nearly get into a physical fight about the Dodgers and Dimondbacks... They were so mad and looked so dumb it put things n perspective for me. Very sad about the cubs today though...

    completely different. those guys are idiots; doesnt make the topic any less significant. just because I wouldnt get in a fight over it doesnt mean I love my Cubs, Bears and Bulls any less.
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  • muppet
    muppet Posts: 980
    Gmoney wrote:
    yes! I was in vegas a couple weeks ago and saw two guys nearly get into a physical fight about the Dodgers and Dimondbacks... They were so mad and looked so dumb it put things n perspective for me. Very sad about the cubs today though...

    They had to close the train station in Newcastle because the Newcastle and Sunderland football fans were literally rioting. People were pulling doors off the trains.

    Obviously not the same for every sports fan though ;)
    Ask any player- It's not just a game, it's their careers, their livelihood, their heart. Closed-minded, self-centered people just can't understand that

    Well yes, but I'm talking more about the fans.

    Maybe it's a British thing but I've seen grown men cry if their football team looses a game.
  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    NoelMichael wrote:
    Ask any player- It's not just a game, it's their careers, their livelihood, their heart. Closed-minded, self-centered people just can't understand that

    Fans take losses harder than most players.
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    was like a picture
    of a sunny day
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  • Jack_C_Gregory
    Jack_C_Gregory Posts: 540
    pc_loadletter wrote:
    no way, man. when you're brought up watching a team you grow so attached to them.... just like we are with pearl jam.
    GO LEAFS AND GO JAYS


    It depends on the city. Fans in Indy are some of the most fairweather fans you'll ever meet. Ten years ago no one gave a shit about the Indy Colts because they were finishing the season 3-12 each year. On the flip side of that the Indiana Pacers were making it to the Eastern Conference finals every year and everyone in town loved them. Skip to the current day, everyone loves the Colts and now you can't give Pacer tickets away.

    I think of sports as a form of entertainment. I think it's goofy when people live vicariously through their favorite teams. When the Colts won the Super Bowl a couple years ago, I remember my friends grabbing me and saying,"We did it, we did it," and I corrected them,"No, they did it. Although I'm sure deep down the players appreciate all the pizza and beer you consumed while contributing to their championship."
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    muppet wrote:
    It's just a game. Does nobody else find it funny when people get really attatched to a sports team?
    Definitely not just a game.. and like people mentioned, Pearl Jam is not just a band. There's a good reason we post here.
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,569
    Some people just don't get it. Sports bring people together. And those teams represent your city and you take pride when seeing your team go all the way. Here in Philly it's been 26 years without ANYTHING - nothing but negativity by everyone involved. No other city knows what that feels like. I don't wanna hear from Cubs fans or Red Sox fans, before they won, about how they've waited forever. Oh yeah? Have ya? Other than the fact that the Celtics won like 17 championships, the Pats had 2 Super Bowls before the first WS, and the Bulls have 6 championships and the Bears got themselves a Bowl. But a championship would change all that here in Philly, and you would see a party/parade like none other.

    And like the one guy earlier said - yeah, it's crazy to attach yourself to a team but it's not crazy to follow this band religiously. And I digress...anyway....

    Let's go Fightins!!!

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