Quote (originally posted by
Queensryche):
As soon as the Mets begin winning more, they'll begin selling out their stadium too.
EVERY fanbase has fairweather fans dude. And I know that statement about the Phillies having no fans is absolutely false because of all the fights over the years between Phillies and Mets fans at Shea Stadium and Veterans Stadium/Citizens Bank Park.
I don't mind bandwagoners at all. It means there's more people to talk to about your team.
I never said there were no fans, I said that I had never seen any until that point where the Phillies started finding success. Random Philly fans started popping out from everywhere once the franchise took off. This is referred to where I live and I assume that the similar results happened elsewhere. I even saw it with the Mets in 2000 and in 2006.
My post wasn't aimed toward Philly fans, it was aimed at "Philly fans" (bandwagon hoppers). And please, the Phillies/Mets rivalry came back to life in 2007-2008 with the whole Beltran callout and collapse. The Mets/Braves rivalry that was retained throughout the '90s and the early millenium was only behind that of the Red Sox/Yankees and the Giants/Dodgers at the time. The rivalry that exists today between the Phils and the Mets couldn't hold a glass of water to that of the Mets/Braves at that time. My point is, I never said there were no fans, I just said that I'd never seen any before. It looked to me like you insinuated that the rivalry has a huge historical meaning to it.
Listening to bandwagoners talk about my favorite team and acting like they know something is rediculous. They are frauds and traitors. Their care is temporal and they are not real fans. They go along with whatever is convenient for them follow and will turn their backs once the run is over. I actually prefer that no one likes my team so that whenever victory comes, the better victory will taste and the more people I'll get to laugh at. The lack of individuality is pathetic.