Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label homers

Homers genuinely believe their teams would be undefeated if...

I'd be the first to admit that, at one time, I was a "homer." When I was young and emotionally-invested in the teams I pulled for, such as the Atlanta Braves, I thought they should have won every game... if only the umpires had made the right calls. This was especially the case come the post-season and most of all, the World Series. Those years are ancient history now, though, and while I will still pull for some teams, I honestly don't care a great deal at game's end so long as the game was an entertaining one to watch. Also, while I'll be the first to point out a bad call or a questionable one, I will rarely ever place full blame on the officials for a game's outcome. This can happen on occasion, but it's a much rarer occurrence than the before-mentioned "homers" would like to believe. I think this kind of homer-mentality is especially present in football (both pro and college) and college basketball, much more so than professional baseba...