Dear Sabres,
I've been watching you so far this season and I can't help but notice that you play really, really differently on the road than you do at home. I've been trying to reason this out and find a logical explanation, and I think I might have hit on the answer. It can't be you. I mean, it just makes no sense for the same group of players to play so poorly in one place and so well everywhere else, right? You have the same coaching staff everywhere. You have the same teammates everywhere. When I really thought about it, the only thing different was us, the fans. Clearly, the home/road divide is all our fault.
I'm really sorry, guys but, well, the truth is, I'm just trying to be way too fancy with my support. I love you guys! I want to put on the best show that I can! Sometimes when I'm high-fiving at the arena, especially when I'm trying to high-five the guy too far away and behind me, I miss. Or sometimes I try to squeeze in one high-five too many and the puck has already dropped again before I get the last one in. I totally missed my chance to applaud and cheer! I'm trying to do too much. But it's hard! I want to do so well for the home team! You guys deserve my best.
I really wish you could see me cheer when you're on the road. There's a lot less pressure then, and I'm freaking awesome. I never miss a high-five, I perfectly time the leap from the couch with the goal - never too soon, never too late. I stay within myself. I don't try to do too much. I play The Cheering System perfectly. When you're home that all goes out the window and The Cheering System is left in poor, pathetic shambles.
This is clearly affecting all of you, and I'm sorry. I'm going to try really hard to be better. I know if I'm making the appropriate noises at the appropriate volume level at the appropriate times that will somehow make you better at hockey. I'm aware of the problem, and I'm going to work on it. That's my promise to you as a Sabres fan.
Let's go Buff-a-lo!
Sincerely,
Heather B.
6 comments:
This is a REALLY fun post! I think you need to circulate it among all Sabres fans, especially season ticket holders, so we can get this right. Seriously. If we do our part in the stands, they can do theirs without over-thinking and trying to put on a show! Because when it comes down to it, all we're looking for is a W and is that too much to ask? :)
-Craig, a loyal Sabres fan & Buffalo native
@ckanal
would few games in Portland to cheer yourself back into condition be in order?
Bet you'd love the view from the press box!
"The Cheering System" = awesome.
LOL!!!
Oh My Gosh that was hilarious!
Boonies, I love it! I think we all need a game in Portland.
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