Fans, volume 1

I’m a sports fan, and I will admit that I periodically engage in trash talk or absurd flights of logical fancy (i.e. the refs and the networks have a conspiracy against me and “my team”).  In spite of my own entrenchment within the culture of such lunacy, I periodically take moments to pause and appreciate the vigor with which we throw ourselves into rather meaningless competitive events while the world around us crumbles.  Here’s the most recent hodgepodge of material that I’ve encountered:

I love the keen insights of the comments section.  The following is from John Czarnecki’s routinely horrible FOX Sports piece about today’s wild card matchups:

Apparent Colts fan “Sammy59″ writes “‘Phyllis’ Rivers is due to have another “throw like a girl” game. LT is also due to cry like a little baby on the sidelines again in the second half. Go Peyton and Go Colts!”

Way to go, Sammy59!  You really got ‘em good by equating their quarterback with a woman and their running back with a baby.  That’s an insightful breakdown of the matchup, methinks.

“Ramsfan-atic” posts the following notice in the same thread:

“ATTENTION CHARGER FANS;

After your team CHOKES again this year, your team will officially be renamed the SAN DIEGO CHOKERS!!!!!!!!!”

Well said, Ramsfan-atic.  I would have gone for something like the “Dolts” but you tapped into the time honored “choker” insult.  It will definitely be hard to counter that one.

When not cheering for his beloved Chiefs, Kansas City fan Ned Turnden cruises the Indian Springs Marketplace claiming to be Billy Ray Cyrus's brother.

Although somewhat dated, this site provides a breakdown of the best fan bases in the NFL.  The anti-Art Modell art piece mounts an insightful systemic critique of the owner’s financial mismanagement of the Cleveland-cum-Baltimore franchise.