UPDATE ON THE POST BELOW: Tonight they made me a super satisfied fan. Hopefully that will continue.More than any other sport, baseball is an absolute roller coaster ride. For me, the general highlight of a summer day for me is settling down in the evening to watch my Diamondbacks. My what an infuriating highlight it can be. Take the last two days for example. The boys played day games in Pittsburgh on Sunday and Monday meaning that they started around 10 a.m. here at home. How exciting to have breakfast (both were days off work for me), read the paper and watch my boys play ball.
The problem with all this, though, is my team is playing horribly. So much so that it is infuriating to watch. These days, as I just saw our rightfielder make what has the be the 15th error of this road trip, I can't help but be overcome with Hulk-like anger.
It is a blessing and curse we as fans of the sport must endure. Even when a team is playing well they still go through stretches of three or four straight losses that make in seem like Armageddon is heading for your club's ballpark. On the flip side of that, a nice sweep of a three-game series in the middle of long stretch of losing can still give a fan hope that maybe, just maybe, your team is going to be ok. I just hope the players know what us as hardcore fans go through.
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