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Me: A Fair-Weather Fan For Dad

March 20, 2009 11:32 p.m. • 15 comments

I’m a fair weather sports fan. A band wagoner. I haven’t ever stuck with a team for a really long period of time. My Dad had 3 girls, so he ‘forced’ us to watch sports with him. I say that with a smile on my face, because we lived in Montana and Idaho and only had a couple of channels. It wasn’t like we were missing something, and we got to spend one on one time with Dad. He patiently explained things to us. I especially remember watching baseball with him. The Reds. Bench, Coleman, Rose. I did grow to love it. I’m wondering how we even managed to get a Reds game on Missoula TV? And how often could it have been?/Me, It’s Just Me. More here.

Question (for women): What kind of a sports fan are you? Band wagoner? A “fan” who watches sports to be around the important men in your life? A true fan in every sense of the word? Not a fan at all?

15 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

Cis on March 21 at 1:36 a.m.
I am a football fan… I have a couple of teams I like. Of course I keep hoping for the underdog..Seahawks.. I always lived in the area of losers..maybe I was the jinxs. At the time I lived in R.I. the Pats were losers… I lived in San Diego and the Chargers were losers… and now the Nw.with the Seahawks…
I not really crazy about watching football with others.. As when some one fouls up, i am disgusted.. and it is not uncommon of me, to stand up in the living room, yelling, run, run, you S.O.B. run, as some foot ball player is making a 80 yard dash. Not very lady like. And no it isn’t because of the men in my life, as most of them hate football, but my daughter and I love to watch the Super Bowl together.
christywoolum on March 21 at 8:45 a.m.
I am a true fan. I love to watch my school’s league in all sports,especially B-8 football. I also keep current on college basketball and football and follow our Inland Empire teams regularly. You can call me a VANCOUGZAG fan. I am an alumni of University of Idaho and WSU so when they play against each other or Gonzaga gets thrown in the mix it is hard to choose sides.
Liz on March 21 at 10:38 a.m.
I love hockey, even though I am pretty sporadic in my watching of it. I love the fights…I admit it…LOL

Other than that, I only become interested in sports if one of the Boston teams is playing. Sorry.
JeanieSpokane on March 21 at 10:54 a.m.
I am a fan of the Mariners, WSU, and Gonzaga. But I have to stand in the kitchen or go into the computer room while the game is on because, well, it’s ME, I’m a jinx. I can’t be in the same room because they lose. I stopped going to Spokane Indians games for that very reason. If I stay in the car, they have half a chance of winning. If I stay home, it’s almost a sure thing. Zags on Thursday? I started watching and they were LOSING! I hid in the kitchen and they started making points. I finally just left the house and went to the store. And it worked!!

I guess you can say that it is best for everyone if I just stay away from being an arm chair sports fan. Even the band wagon is too close.
Me on March 21 at 11:18 a.m.
Jeanie - that cracked me up!!!
christywoolum on March 21 at 5:50 p.m.
The game has underway Jeanie and the Zags are down a bit. Where are you right now Jeanie? lol.
JeanieSpokane on March 21 at 8:28 p.m.
I’ll have you all know that I took a nap at the crucial moment. My tactics worked AGAIN!!! Go Zags!
mia on March 21 at 9:39 p.m.
Thank you Jeanie! We needed that nap of yours!!!! Kidding! I grew up in a family where the “men” watched the sports sort of deal. It was not until I was married, and my husband explained what was going on in football, and patiently answered my questions about what was going on in basketball or whatever we were watching, that I began to enjoy watching sports. It’s a fun thing that we share now.

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