hey, here's a guy who wrote a thing.
May. 17th, 2013 12:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
healingmirthAs someone who isn't demonstrably "from" anywhere, I'm usually envious of people who grew up firmly rooted in a community, people who are still rabid fans of their university's football team, or grew up going to baseball games.
In that context, I really loved this article. Its still probably pretty good if you're not me ;)
The Nassau Coliseum Was Not A Dump: What the Isles Are Leaving Behind
I really tried to watch some Islanders games this year, and I just couldn't do it. I hate the MSG Network hockey announcers, and most of the games just made me sad, either directly or on behalf of Tavares and Moulson, who never looked anything but exhausted. I am marginally more likely to go to a game at Barclay's than I ever would be to trek out onto Long Island, and that's even more true for the populations of Brooklyn and Manhattan, but I can't imagine they'll ever be "my" team.
I'm vaguely worried that this'll be like the totally failed JC Penney's revamp, and they'll lose their old fans without picking up new ones. That's the part of me that just wants everyone to win, all the time. This, again, is why I'm bad at sports, and being a fan thereof.
In that context, I really loved this article. Its still probably pretty good if you're not me ;)
The Nassau Coliseum Was Not A Dump: What the Isles Are Leaving Behind
I really tried to watch some Islanders games this year, and I just couldn't do it. I hate the MSG Network hockey announcers, and most of the games just made me sad, either directly or on behalf of Tavares and Moulson, who never looked anything but exhausted. I am marginally more likely to go to a game at Barclay's than I ever would be to trek out onto Long Island, and that's even more true for the populations of Brooklyn and Manhattan, but I can't imagine they'll ever be "my" team.
I'm vaguely worried that this'll be like the totally failed JC Penney's revamp, and they'll lose their old fans without picking up new ones. That's the part of me that just wants everyone to win, all the time. This, again, is why I'm bad at sports, and being a fan thereof.
