Ballgames and Bandwagons

It seems like everyone around me is all hyped up about the Cards' playoff run. While I wish St. Louis fans the best, I'm really kind of indifferent to the team. Now that I've found a sport, and a team, that I really take an interest in, I find myself unwilling to hop on the bandwagon just because the local team is doing well. I'm just not interested in baseball, though I don't have the antipathy for the sport that I do for hockey. It feels like it would be vaguely disrespectful to the true fans, who follow a team through thick and thin, to ride their coattails only when the team does well.

Mind you, I did get caught up in Mark McGuire's record-setting season with the Cards way back when, but that felt a lot different. It was more about a partular individual, with a great story, who came across as a really nice guy.