Comments on: What Are We Going To Do with All These Negative Nellies?

By: Reston

Reston — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:02:58 +0000

THANK YOU! What a refreshing entry. Reading the message board can be so depressing at times. They are OUR CAPS. We need to support the team through thick and thin. Can you imagine if we didn’t have a hockey team in town!!! Gasp – now that would be something to whine about.

By: pepper

pepper — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:10:34 +0000

Its just more enjoyable to be optimistic. And the moment of ultimate victory, should it ever arise for the Caps, will be so much the sweeter for having waded through the sewage of perennial losing to get to witness it.
Indeed, I felt joy myself at hearing the unbridled glee of Red Sox fans in 2004, after so much heartbreak. By contrast, I so often hear the hew and cry of Yankees fans in this town, claiming the sky is falling every time a pitcher has a bad outing or A-Rod makes an error, when the team is consistently a contender and the winningest franchise in pro sports.
As for hockey fans, I’d rather be a Caps fan than a Leafs fan right now. That franchise has perhaps a more dismal history than ours, at least since the late 70′s, and much less reason currently to be optimistic.
While the Pens dramatic turnaround this season is shocking, its apparent to me that a few right moves in this new cap era can vault a team out of the playoffs solidly into contention in a hurry. And it appears the resolve is there with this organization to make those moves.

By: Caps Nut

Caps Nut — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:06:40 +0000

And people wonder why I don’t allow comments…

By: usiel

usiel — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:56:36 +0000

A true fan is a one team person in my book. I try and always remember that whether a fan is a negative nilly or rose glassed optimist that they are both passionate about their team.
I’ve been a hockey draftnik since almost the beginning so I believe that lends me to be optimistic more often than not.

By: GopherGirl03

GopherGirl03 — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:50:29 +0000

I agree with Stimpy…four Super Bowl appearances by the Vikes and no wins…but Purple fans are die-hards, packing the not-so-illustrious Metrodome on chilly Sundays in the fall and winter. Also, I believe that most Midwesterners are prone to optimism…it’s the best way to get through winters. It’s nice to know that a healthy sense of optimism also flows in other parts of the country.

By: Stimpy

Stimpy — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:55:30 +0000

As optimist born and raised in the mid-west, I back my teams year in and year out, no matter what the out come. I rise with the ups and droop with the lows. I feel the pain of good players on bad teams who stick out their careers with their beloved teams (Ernie Banks, Fran Tarkington, Olie Kolzig). Remember, “Wait until next year!” Keep up the good work and insights, you guys are my daily reading.
Signed,
A long time Cub, Viking, and Cap fan.
(The Trifecta!)

By: maruk

maruk — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:07:06 +0000

dude, u stink. u r just in the optismists’ pocket, u don’t know nuttin’. u probably got free smiley face bumper stickers & now u right whatever they want. fire all the optismists! fire all the players! fire everyone! ‘cept me. cuz i’m right.
i m a frequent message board poster and i approve this message.
*removes tongue from cheek*