I've got a confession to make. I'm a die hard tragic fan who's losing interest in the Blue Jays. Hear me out. I was 12 in 1977 so grew up and fell in love with them and 1983-1993 was a glorious run. I moved to Australia in 1993 and somehow my passion for the team remained alive and even got stronger for the 20 years…
I've got a confession to make. I'm a die hard tragic fan who's losing interest in the Blue Jays. Hear me out. I was 12 in 1977 so grew up and fell in love with them and 1983-1993 was a glorious run. I moved to Australia in 1993 and somehow my passion for the team remained alive and even got stronger for the 20 years of mostly mediocrity we had to endure. 2015 and 2016 were wild rides and despite falling short, my passion was at an all time high.
I bought into the new regimes plan. A few lean years - no problem. 2020 was just weird. 2021 and 2022 were great, but this year? Something has really turned me off. Sure we won 89 games, but I'm having trouble seeing how we're going to produce teams with a deep playoff run over the next few years. It would take everything - pretty much everything - to go right. And my optimism is low. But baseball is crazy so you never know what might happen.
Nevertheless, I just don't know if I have it in me to go through another long run of good teams, mediocre teams, or even great teams, that can't make it past the wild card. Or miss the playoffs entirely. Did I mention that I am a die-hard fan and not a bandwagon jumper?
That’s tough man. It’s been dispiriting for sure. But also… the Diamondbacks just went to the World Series. The Rangers just won. There’s more hope for mediocre teams than ever!
Fine job again Andrew.
I've got a confession to make. I'm a die hard tragic fan who's losing interest in the Blue Jays. Hear me out. I was 12 in 1977 so grew up and fell in love with them and 1983-1993 was a glorious run. I moved to Australia in 1993 and somehow my passion for the team remained alive and even got stronger for the 20 years of mostly mediocrity we had to endure. 2015 and 2016 were wild rides and despite falling short, my passion was at an all time high.
I bought into the new regimes plan. A few lean years - no problem. 2020 was just weird. 2021 and 2022 were great, but this year? Something has really turned me off. Sure we won 89 games, but I'm having trouble seeing how we're going to produce teams with a deep playoff run over the next few years. It would take everything - pretty much everything - to go right. And my optimism is low. But baseball is crazy so you never know what might happen.
Nevertheless, I just don't know if I have it in me to go through another long run of good teams, mediocre teams, or even great teams, that can't make it past the wild card. Or miss the playoffs entirely. Did I mention that I am a die-hard fan and not a bandwagon jumper?
Am I alone in feeling like this?
That’s tough man. It’s been dispiriting for sure. But also… the Diamondbacks just went to the World Series. The Rangers just won. There’s more hope for mediocre teams than ever!