Rainy Week Ahead

Written by Jonathan on August 13, 2008 – 1:21 pm

Today’s doubleheader against the Cubs after yesterday’s rain-out gets underway in just a couple of minutes. I’ll refrain from discussing my lack of enjoyment of a day/night doubleheader as I have in the past, but instead I’ll discuss the general apathy of Braves fans it seems.

I’ve always known that Braves fans were generally fair-weather fans and this season has really helped show that.  I don’t think many people that come across BravesBlast are like that, since I can’t see them seeking out information on the web about a team they don’t really care much about.

Anyways, I think we’re well aware that, at this point, this season just hasn’t lived up to our high preseason expectations.  Whether it be the number of injuries, both on the pitching staff and in the field, or the streaky nature of our offense, things just haven’t clicked to produce the season we were expecting.  Here we are, 6 weeks left in the season, 8 games under .500 and 8.5 games back in the division.

But the thing I’ve noticed most as we work through the last couple months of the season is that the fans really just don’t seem to care.  It’s as if they’ve already grown to expect mediocrity or just don’t care in general any more.  There’s no passion to the cheering at the ballpark, if many people come at all.  Noone seems to get upset over the critical misplays that, at the beginning of the season, were all people would talk about for days.  Why is that?  Where are the real fans?

Just my little rant for the day.  I’m sure the true fans can relate to where I’m coming from, even at the times where we feel strained to go watch another defeat at the park or feel that slight urge to turn channels.  There’s always hope, but it’s looking a little dim that there’s hope for this year.  I’m still hoping the front office makes the needed moves in the offseason to recreate a competitive team.  In the meantime, I’ll see you at Turner.  Go Braves.

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