It Hasn't Even Been a Week, and the World Series Buzz Has Died Down

[justinandimcool]

It seems to always happen everytime a sports team wins a championship. There's big postseason hype, and when it's over there's one big headline, and usually within days, and in baseball's case this year within hours, everyone starts talking about next year.

From a sports fan's stand point, it just gives me an empty feeling. I estimate the majority of knowledgable sports fans spend around at least 10-12 hours a week decicated to sports, either talking about or watching. Hell we put off our Saturdays and Sundays to watch football, and we dedicate a whole month to College Basketball, and since I personally spent all of October watching nearly every inning of the MLB Playoffs, I just figured there'd be a stronger sense of happiness or elation seeing a great postseason culminate.

But the more I think about it, it isn't really supposed to feel that joyful or liberating, is it? As a USC fan winning a National Championship doesn't feel THAT much exciting than say, winning a thrilling game against Notre Dame in the middle of the season. And losing a National Championship game doesn't feel THAT much more heartbreaking than losing a regular season game to UCLA or Oregon. Bottom line- I think from a fan's standpoint, winning a championship is overrated. After all, it's just one big cycle. There's always gonna be a next year.

Am I a fool for realizing now that being a sports fan isn't all about winning championships and having your team be successful? That it's all about the parties and the anticipation during the season and attending games and the moments you experience watching them. Maybe I knew this all along as I get just as excited for the NLDS as I do for the World Series, and just as excited for the Round of 32 as I do the Final Four. Is it purely objective or is it a common fact of being a sports fan? Are championships supposed to mean that much to anyone other than the team?

I guess since I'm a high school senior I can relate it to graduating. It's not so much being there and finishing, but it's the act of getting there that brings the most happiness and satisfaction.


Sorry, I just feel melancholy and philosophical today.

[Tiduwho]

I promise you that if the Cubs win the World Series, I won't ever shut up about it. :)

[devilandthelord]

Unless the team that wins the World Series is in your town, nobody really cares about it a week after.
Plus, people are in full-on football mode by then. Most people at least, if their team wasn't involved in the playoffs haven't even been watching baseball for a month anyway.
Plus, you got basketball starting up too.

[chr35919]

thank A-Rod and the Yankees.

[thestand]

There's no reason at all to celebrate for more than a few days. It does nothing to advance the winners. They get caught up in themselves and start living in the past. Everyone knows they did it, there's no reason to pat them on the back for the next 5 months until the new season starts. I just don't feel that there's any need for "buzz" for longer than a week.

[dmbphan041]

yuppe, baseball is just that boring.

[VanHorneDog]

i think its becuase the WS was really played when the Red Sox beat the Indians. i dont think now the Rocks had a chance... i thought they did but they didnt.

its like when they won it the first time. Anyway baseball is loosing its edge i think, with steroids and the HUGE salaries being the only talk on ESPN about baseball, why woudl you want to watch? it just makes it depressing.

[skimastersam]

As a Boston fan, winning the World Series was great, but there is so much more out there happening right now that its easy to get distracted with that rather than what happened last week.

The Patriots are about to play their biggest game of the season and the Celtics just started their most exciting season in 10 years. So yes, what you've said is correct. New England is focusing on their teams that are in the midst of the regular season rather than rejoicing the fact that our team just won only their second world championship in 90 years. I think once the parade happened everyone kind of switched gears.

[rickyh24]

yeah everyone is already in "next year mode" which is kinda the way it should be i guess...back to business..

[justinandimcool]

Yeah it pretty much illustrates my point that perhaps the World Series, or any Championship event in any sport just isn't that much more important as what happens over the course of the rest of the year. Hell, we talk more about A-Rod than we do about the World Series. And we'll probably talk more about this Colts/Pats game than we will about the Super Bowl. It's just funny how pumped I get for playoff time and March Madness when in reality the rest of the season is just as or even more exciting.

[justinandimcool]

yuppe, baseball is just that boring.

My point applies to every sport.

[crashintonickdm]

football is dominate. thats why.

[justinandimcool]

football is dominate. thats why.

My point applies to every sport.

[VanHorneDog]

i dont think this happens wth the NFL or NBA, but with NHL and MLB yes it does.

but i dont remember having a bigger celebration anyway.

[john baptiste]

i dont think this happens wth the NFL or NBA, but with NHL and MLB yes it does.

but i dont remember having a bigger celebration anyway.
it does. you probably just don't notice with the NBA because no one cares who wins the finals while they're going on so there's not much of a drop off after the finals are over. the super bowl is a bit bigger but there's not much going on then. like i said, no one really cares about the NBA finals, let alone the regular season. the only thing the Super Bowl is competing with is ncaa basketball.

[crashintome202]

i was VERY surprised at the reaction around town. i live in northern CT and i thought my friends would be all over me about the sox. almost none of them said much if anything. arod stole the headline and is def the quickest a world series has died down. hell i havent even seen the sox celebration

[cruscott35]

I don't know about you guys, but losing a championship game definitely hurts me worse than a regular season game.

[rickyh24]

I don't know about you guys, but losing a championship game definitely hurts me worse than a regular season game.



that makes sense....i think the off season in MLB is so important nowadays and that is why its a quick "yeah we won" now lets take care of next year.

[dmbdreamingtree]

i agree... everyone cares so much about the pats vs. colts, kobe and west, a-rod, torre, girardi... that the sox get no love, and the rockies slip away unshamed.

[cruscott35]

I was literally nearly in tears when the pistons lost to the spurs in 05.

[BotheDMBFan]

The series being boring as fuck didn't help it one iota either.

[yankees26mlb]

of course those games leading up are more exciting, cause they allowed the team to win the title in the end. Once your team wins it all, your supposed to be relieved and happy for them and for the other fans - have a beer celebrate with your friends, look forward to the parade and for that banner & flag to be raised next year, show your pride with those world champ t-shirts all year, brag about your team, ect

[rickyh24]

of course those games leading up are more exciting, cause they allowed the team to win the title in the end. Once your team wins it all, your supposed to be relieved and happy for them and for the other fans - have a beer celebrate with your friends, look forward to the parade and for that banner & flag to be raised next year, show your pride with those world champ t-shirts all year, brag about your team, ect

:thumbsup :thumbsup


i will agree with you despite you user name ;)

[DMBfan41]

If you put quality on the field, people will be talking about. There was no question about this series. It was all Red Sox from the first pitch.

But when your team does win a championship, it does make you feel good for the next couple of months. I miss the feeling when the Yanks won. It's just being able to say you won, that's what its all about.

[rickyh24]

If you put quality on the field, people will be talking about. There was no question about this series. It was all Red Sox from the first pitch.

But when your team does win a championship, it does make you feel good for the next couple of months. I miss the feeling when the Yanks won. It's just being able to say you won, that's what its all about.

im in awe being a new england sports fan right now....Sox, Pats, Celts, hell even the Bruins are doing good.....