goopysolelady
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- Jul 16, 2008
Got a good laugh from our local weekly newspaper this evening. The Editor writes a weekly column in the sports section titled "Sidelines". This week he writes, "The hardiest sports fans are not those that sit up in the Frozen Tundra of Green Bay or Buffalo, N.Y. watching football with their shirts off. Nor is it those who opt to sit at an outdoor hockey rink watching gladiators collide below in Chicago. Nope, the hardiest are those down here in Texas who will brave the elements to sit through a spring sports scrimmage. Years ago, the joke was when the cold weather comes, it's time for baseball season in Texas. Then we changed it to softball season and now we can say soccer season. Scrimmages are important but I still maintain that no one has ever won a championship by being a good scrimmage team. But anyone who can sit through a blustery cold scrimmage for several hours, watching something that's end result is really meaningless, now that's a true fan. I know a few weeks ago our local soccer teams participated in a scrimmage in some bitterly cold weather. I wasn't there. But I've seen pictures and heard the stories. I won't mention any names, but I saw a photo of a fan who was so bundled up, I'm not sure how she moved at all. She was well layered and it is my understanding she toughed it out the entire ordeal. That's a scrimmage fan." He went on how when he was in high school and was required to participate in a track meet during VERY cold weather (he's originally from north Texas). One of his fondest memories was looking up in the stands, which were almost empty, before his race and seeing his father sitting there watching.
Guess who he was talking about?
He and I have this "thing going"...we call it "GOT YA"...well...he got me this time!
Guess who he was talking about?
He and I have this "thing going"...we call it "GOT YA"...well...he got me this time!