Lament

by Katal LM on Aug 28, 2007 12:19 AM PDT

As excited as I was before the game tonight, I should have taken it as a bad omen that, looking at the 100 level from the bleachers, blue was by far the most under-represented color on fans down there.

After the game, amongst the cheering and the revelry that was going on outside of Safeco, I took a cue from Robert and sat inside of the giant glove outside of the left field entrance, staring at the stadium for quite a while.

The Sonics in 1993.
The Mariners in '95.
The Sonics and Mariners in '96.
The Mariners again in '97.
Then in 2000 and 2001.
The Seahawks throughout the 2004-05 season.
The Sonics in the '05 playoffs.
The Seahawks in the Super Bowl. Their injuries last season.
Now, the Mariners.

The highs of being a Seattle sports fan never compare to the lows. Yet I'll continue to play the role of both Sisyphus and Damocles, always cheering for & supporting our teams, yet being unable to enjoy their success. I understand that just when it looks like a championship is in our grasp, everything will come tumbling apart.

sigh.

At least I was seated only a few rows from Red tonight, and got to talk to him after the game. That was a plus.

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As a huskie faithful,

let's not forget the the recent NCAA tournament appearances, and what happened there? That "lost" to UConn in '06 still hurts, considering it was about a month after the Seahawks were also screwed by the refs in the Superbowl.

don't forget all those years of high expectations after the Rose Bowl win in 1/1/01, you know, with Cody Pickett and Reggie Williams. this is what you live with as a Seattle sports fan - learn to enjoy the ride while it last, because the ride will also end before you want it to.

"You just got AJ-aculated on!"

by wwbaker3 on Aug 28, 2007 12:28 AM PDT reply actions