There are many things about me that make anything but a typical man. For example, I have no problem putting the toilet seat down. It doesn’t bother me, it’s not hard to remember, I don’t mind it at all. I even live alone and I still put the toilet seat down. How about this, if I’m lost – though it doesn’t happen often – I’m not opposed to stopping and asking for directions. Seems to me like a better solution than mindlessly wandering around in who knows where on my way to who knows what.
The same thing, (the not typical man thing) applies to sports as well. I don’t need to spend my Sunday afternoon watching 14 hours of football on 17 different channels. When I go see a Jays game, I don’t paint my face blue, I don’t strap foam wings to my back, I don’t wear Blue Jays underwear on the outside of my pants, and there are no happy dances in on the street when they win. That said, I’ve never actually been to a game when they’ve won, so I suppose I can’t say for sure… but I’m pretty sure.
One thing I’ve never been able to wrap my head around is the celebratory rituals of fans when their team wins the big game. I simply don’t get it. How does climbing a street light, flipping a taxi cab, setting dumpsters on fire, or participating in drunken shenanigans the likes of which you will not recall during your inevitable hangover the morning after, help make the victory taste sweeter?
When my team wins, I get excited. I maybe do a little fist pump or send a quick thank you to God; though I don’t believe He spends much time impacting the outcome of baseball games. Outside of that, I just enjoy the moment, and then move on with my life. Maybe it’s because I’m not a diehard that I don’t truly understand or appreciate the celebrations of others.
For those of you that are diehards, or for those of you just looking to be amused, enjoy some video from the streets of Philly after their boys eliminated the Dodgers and advanced to the World Series. My mom will be proud to know that she’ll never see me on the news in this fashion! :P
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