How to get round the bandwagon jumpers

[Followthelight]

I haven't supported any other MLB team since 1989 other than the Jays even though I stopped watching regularly around 95/95 doesn't mean I didn't support the team as I did just by rooting for them in the standings & scoreboard watching. And yes 1994-2014 can be considered as boring as the Jays gave me no excitement as the games were mostly meaningless and thus nothing to be really happy or angry about.

 

So your not a true fan...a real fan loves the sport and watches through the lean and good years. I enjoy watching baseball period, seeing players develop. We had some all-starts during those years like Halladay, Delgado....you think they were boring to Watch? ROFL, clown. The Jays had some good teams some of those years, in other divisions they would have made the playoffs, the Yanks and Sox were dominant for awhile.

[Leonard15]

You're dumb. Who gives a s*** how much attention they get? Seriously go back to watching other sports you are a disgrace.

 

I started watching NFL preseason last night fyi! NFL is one sport where I can watch all 32 teams hence have Sunday Ticket.

[Followthelight]

I started watching NFL preseason last night fyi! NFL is one sport where I can watch all 32 teams hence have Sunday Ticket.

 

No one cares.

[Leonard15]

So your not a true fan...a real fan loves the sport and watches through the lean and good years. I enjoy watching baseball period, seeing players develop. We had some all-starts during those years like Halladay, Delgado....you think they were boring to Watch? ROFL, clown. The Jays had some good teams some of those years, in other divisions they would have made the playoffs, the Yanks and Sox were dominant for awhile.

 

Yes I know they had some good individual years but folks like Delgado, Halladay etc. don't give me the same sentimental values as a Joe Carter, Robbie Alomar, Molitor etc. The lean years for the Jays all I needed to do is look at the standings and the players stats as I didn't feel like wasting 3hrs a night on a meaningless game.

[Followthelight]

Yes I know they had some good individual years but folks like Delgado, Halladay etc. don't give me the same sentimental values as a Joe Carter, Robbie Alomar, Molitor etc. The lean years for the Jays all I needed to do is look at the standings and the players stats as I didn't feel like wasting 3hrs a night on a meaningless game.

 

You're a moron.

[Leonard15]

You're a moron.

 

I guess in your book the Jays should still have drawn 4 million fans during the lean years as well.

[Followthelight]

I guess in your book the Jays should still have drawn 4 million fans during the lean years as well.

 

I never once said anything of the like, thanks for proving you are indeed a moron.

[Effit]

Correct what is the point of watching & cheering for a team with nothing to cheer for e.g. post 1993 Jays. Also I would imagine most fans don't watch other MLB teams play as I haven't watched a World Series game in full since 1993 as just channel surfed them since.

 

I think it also has to do with baseball being a very boring game with nothing on the line to root for. With NHL & NBA you can still find solace in watching star players on the other teams when they come in and thus find some form of excitement which the MLB doesn't offer.

 

Them's fightin' words.

[Leonard15]

I never once said anything of the like, thanks for proving you are indeed a moron.

 

Then why are you bothering people for not coming out or watching during the lean years? A sign last week at the Dome basically said it best "If you Bring It We Will Come" That basically summarizes the Toronto baseball fans.

[fireballW]

Lol bandwagon fans definitely do not "turn into" long term passionate fans.

 

I'd bother to argue but it looks like most people here understand that a lot of people get excited and becomes lasting fans because of times like these.

[Followthelight]

Then why are you bothering people for not coming out or watching during the lean years? A sign last week at the Dome basically said it best "If you Bring It We Will Come" That basically summarizes the Toronto baseball fans.

 

I never said anything about going to the stadium, you said you never watched period, ALA TV.... You said you never even bothered to watch at all. Big difference.

[Leonard15]

I never said anything about going to the stadium, you said you never watched period, ALA TV.... You said you never even bothered to watch at all. Big difference.

 

The difference for me from 92/93 to lean years was that I stopped watching full games as I basically channel surfed Jays games from time to time and watched highlights and looked at the standings and glanced at the Jays stats. From 89 to early 94 I watched every game when I had the chance to be in front of a tv.

 

So what is wrong if myself or others got spoiled and then get slapped in the face as result of a losing ball club and then lost interest.

[Followthelight]

The difference for me from 92/93 to lean years was that I stopped watching full games as I basically channel surfed Jays games from time to time and watched highlights and looked at the standings and glanced at the Jays stats. From 89 to early 94 I watched every game when I had the chance to be in front of a tv.

 

So what is wrong if myself or others got spoiled and then get slapped in the face as result of a losing ball club and then lost interest.

 

because it's pathetic..only watch when everything is going right? don't watch at all, your the type of person who starts freaking out as soon as they lose 2 in a row again. You clearly have little love for the sport or understand it at all.

[Leonard15]

because it's pathetic..only watch when everything is going right? don't watch at all, your the type of person who starts freaking out as soon as they lose 2 in a row again. You clearly have little love for the sport or understand it at all.

 

I have no cause to watch a team going nowhere cause its a waste of my time. And yes I want them to win it all so badly I will get angry when they lose when the stakes are high as in 92/93 I almost punched a hole in the wall when things got rocky on many occasions.

 

As far as loving the sport goes well like I said I don't love the sport I just love one team. And as far as understanding goes well its fairly self explanatory as the only thing I don't know much about is knowing the type of pitches a pitcher used after he releases the ball as I've never played baseball before so I don't really care what pitch he threw just the outcome of the said pitch.

[Nafro]

That's no excuse not to go. Blue Jays tickets are blue jays tickets. Your girlfriend is in the hospital? Pussification of North America!

 

(hope she gets better soon)

 

So kind of ironic story. I had three tickets for the August 2nd game. It was my son's first ball game. My girlfriend got pneumonia and had to go to the hospital that morning. I still took my son to the game and gave her ticket to my room mate from University, who lives in Toronto.

 

Does this make me a bad person? I at least left early...in the eighth inning!

[Followthelight]

I have no cause to watch a team going nowhere cause its a waste of my time. And yes I want them to win it all so badly I will get angry when they lose when the stakes are high as in 92/93 I almost punched a hole in the wall when things got rocky on many occasions.

 

As far as loving the sport goes well like I said I don't love the sport I just love one team. And as far as understanding goes well its fairly self explanatory as the only thing I don't know much about is knowing the type of pitches a pitcher used after he releases the ball as I've never played baseball before so I don't really care what pitch he threw just the outcome of the said pitch.

 

This explains everything, thanks. You clearly have issues. it is not fairly self explanatory, there is a lot more in the details of baseball then see ball, hit ball. if you don't like the sport please stay away thanks. It is a lot more satisfying winning after enduring some down years, you are just jumping in on the hype like a poser.

Edited August 14, 2015 by Followthelight

[GD]

So kind of ironic story. I had three tickets for the August 2nd game. It was my son's first ball game. My girlfriend got pneumonia and had to go to the hospital that morning. I still took my son to the game and gave her ticket to my room mate from University, who lives in Toronto.

 

Does this make me a bad person? I at least left early...in the eighth inning!

 

You were still a good person until you left in eighth inning.

[RealAccountant]

You were still a good person until you left in eighth inning.

 

Since king left your attitude has not been pleasant

[Boxcar]

I have no cause to watch a team going nowhere cause its a waste of my time. And yes I want them to win it all so badly I will get angry when they lose when the stakes are high as in 92/93 I almost punched a hole in the wall when things got rocky on many occasions.

 

As far as loving the sport goes well like I said I don't love the sport I just love one team. And as far as understanding goes well its fairly self explanatory as the only thing I don't know much about is knowing the type of pitches a pitcher used after he releases the ball as I've never played baseball before so I don't really care what pitch he threw just the outcome of the said pitch.

 

So what do you hope to accomplish by posting here? Doesn't really seem like you're interested in much past the final score. I'm just curious.

[GD]

your all dumn

[Sammy225]

This explains everything, thanks. You clearly have issues. it is not fairly self explanatory, there is a lot more in the details of baseball then see ball, hit ball. if you don't like the sport please stay away thanks.

 

Whats the point of following the scores if you don't like the sport. I hate the CFL and being from Manitoba and could care less what the Bombers do. I am not a Basketball fan and could give a s*** what the Raps do.

 

I like Baseball and Hockey and watch the Jays and Jets because i enjoy watching them play (obviously not everyone watches every game).

 

Sounds pretty f***ed up to me

[Followthelight]

Whats the point of following the scores if you don't like the sport. I hate the CFL and being from Manitoba and could care less what the Bombers do. I am not a Basketball fan and could give a s*** what the Raps do.

 

I like Baseball and Hockey and watch the Jays and Jets because i enjoy watching them play (obviously not everyone watches every game).

 

Sounds pretty f***ed up to me

 

What's the point of following a sport at all if you don't like the sport....that's the point.

[LGBJ29]

I think whats getting lost in all this is the best part about winning is the suffering we have all endured. I don't post on here as much as others, but I follow just as closely, and always have. I'm the type of fan who turns the scores off MLB.TV so I can watch the games from the start when I can't watch them live.

 

Anyways my point is, a lot of us diehards have been through so much suffering. We've watched great players come and go on s***** teams, we've watched games on weeknights nights with 12,000 people in attendance, and we've spent hours on sites like this and fan graphs, year after year just because of pure enjoyment in the sport and the team. To go through all of that makes a time like this that much more exciting. Its a feeling the bandwagon fans will never have. You can check scores from time to time and the standings every couple weeks and not give a rats ass, and then find it exciting one year when they start to win and all of a sudden claim to be fan of the year. But if you weren't around for the tough times, if you haven't been through the pain and suffering, you really don't know how awesome this is right now, and you never will

[Leonard15]

So what do you hope to accomplish by posting here? Doesn't really seem like you're interested in much past the final score. I'm just curious.

 

I started posting here b/c I decided I would take a chance on the Jays and start watching more and more of their games just to get more familiar with the current team if in fact they do go all the way. It's not like 92 & 93 when I was glued from the beginning of the season to the very endings but atleast I'm paying more attention to the team. And to answer your question yes I'm interested past the final score as long as the games continue to be meaningful.

[Leonard15]

This explains everything, thanks. You clearly have issues. it is not fairly self explanatory, there is a lot more in the details of baseball then see ball, hit ball. if you don't like the sport please stay away thanks. It is a lot more satisfying winning after enduring some down years, you are just jumping in on the hype like a poser.

 

Why should I stay away? Where does it state in the rulebook that said fan must follow every season regardless of the type of team that is fielded? Maybe you should send a request to Rogers to issue a memo stating that "only fans who follow MLB as their fav sport are welcomed in the ballpark and only those who were glued from 94-14 accepted!

[JaysAllMighty]

Whats the point of following the scores if you don't like the sport. I hate the CFL and being from Manitoba and could care less what the Bombers do. I am not a Basketball fan and could give a s*** what the Raps do.

 

I like Baseball and Hockey and watch the Jays and Jets because i enjoy watching them play (obviously not everyone watches every game).

 

Sounds pretty f***ed up to me

 

I hate basketball, what a stupid sport. Raise the nets by 5 feet, otherwise it's just shoving a ball in a net, wow, how f***ing hard is that when your over 7 feet tall?

[Spanky99]

Lol bandwagon fans definitely do not "turn into" long term passionate fans.

 

Some do, not many though.

[Spanky99]

Yep and I guess those fans were a different type of bandwagon altogether. I never liked the idea of one nationality just coming out to support their own countrymen even though they don't really follow the sport. I couldn't stand when fans came to see Jeremy Lin as a member of the Knicks at the ACC back in 2013.

 

Why, they're doing exactly as you do? Don't be a hyprocite, brah?

[Spanky99]

You're dumb. Who gives a s*** how much attention they get? Seriously go back to watching other sports you are a disgrace.

 

10+ accounts^^^^ *calls others a disgrace*

[SparkyAnderson]

I think whats getting lost in all this is the best part about winning is the suffering we have all endured. I don't post on here as much as others, but I follow just as closely, and always have. I'm the type of fan who turns the scores off MLB.TV so I can watch the games from the start when I can't watch them live.

 

Anyways my point is, a lot of us diehards have been through so much suffering. We've watched great players come and go on s***** teams, we've watched games on weeknights nights with 12,000 people in attendance, and we've spent hours on sites like this and fan graphs, year after year just because of pure enjoyment in the sport and the team. To go through all of that makes a time like this that much more exciting. Its a feeling the bandwagon fans will never have. You can check scores from time to time and the standings every couple weeks and not give a rats ass, and then find it exciting one year when they start to win and all of a sudden claim to be fan of the year. But if you weren't around for the tough times, if you haven't been through the pain and suffering, you really don't know how awesome this is right now, and you never will

 

 

I feel exactly the same way. I've been a huge Jays fan since about 1999-2000 when I was 11 years old. I never got to experience the 92-93 seasons so i'm very excited at the chance of playoffs for the first time in 22 years. That being said i'm an overall huge baseball fan and watch several other NL teams on a regular basis, so seeing the Jays miss the playoffs all these years hasn't been that bad. I understand that people have been waiting for a winner in Toronto for a long time so obviously you will have quite a few people jumping on the bandwagon.

 

What I don't understand is people who are now watching these games but don't even enjoy baseball. Why would you invest time into this team if you don't even enjoy the game? Is a winning team really that important?