Comments on: How Do You Respond When Your Team Loses?

By: David Dunham

David Dunham — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:55:53 +0000

It’s great if you post a thought as often as you’d like. Christ & Pop Culture is set up for guys just like you who think about those two subjects. We have a staff that writes articles, and a podcast (though its on hold temporarily), but the comments are open to anyone. So stop by anytime you’d like and tell your friends!

By: Geoffrey Seven

Geoffrey Seven — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:28 +0000

Well thanks! Who are you guys, anyway? I found this site by accident — googling Christ and pop culture. Those are two subjects that I think about a lot. Hope it is okay for me to post a thought now and again.

By: David Dunham

David Dunham — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:06:31 +0000

Well put Geoffrey

By: Geoffrey Seven

Geoffrey Seven — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:45:10 +0000

The Promise Keepers only thought they invented the idea of men praying and weeping in stadiums. When the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup for the first time in decades in 1997, my brother and I were in tears at the sheer grit and determination and scrappiness and heroism of it all. I believe some of the qualities of our sports teams can give us important ideas about building Christlike character. And then, as the big doping scandal in MLB shows, those same heroes can serve as a reminder that we are all sinners, saved by grace.

By: Ben Bartlett

Ben Bartlett — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:27:25 +0000

Don’t worry, Dave, I understand perfectly. I’m a sports fanatic, and I have a hard time staying civil when my Spartans or Tigers lose. Thanks for the post!

By: The Dane

The Dane — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:12:20 +0000

I’m not sure it makes me better – just that I wasn’t born with the spectator-sports gene and so have no idea what makes one become a fan. I’d say it was right up there with menstruation for me, but at least there I can understand the science behind it. Sports fanaticism is so completely foreign to me that I don’t even know where to begin.

By: David Dunham

David Dunham — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:47:48 +0000

Your probably just a better man than I, but there’s something really wonderful about having a team that you can cheer for consistently and enjoy regularly. And even though we loss there’s something about connecting with your team even in that loss. You feel like part of the team, I suppose…and that’s what I like about it.

By: The Dane

The Dane — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:10:08 +0000

“Getting frustrated at your teams loss is understandable.”

I guess.

I really don’t have the I-associate-myself-with-strangers-to-the-point-where-their-mistake-is-my-mistake gene. I can become frustrated with myself when I hit a pop fly straight into the left-fielder’s mitt or pull too much aggro and wipe the entire group in a tough instance. Frustration or dismay at my own weaknesses, I can understand. But frustration with other people for their errors – especially when they bear no direct relevance to me? I don’t think I’ll ever understand the sport zealot’s mindset.

By: David Dunham

David Dunham — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:12:10 +0000

Thanks Alan, your support will help to get me threw this! ;)

By: Alan Noble

Alan Noble — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:37:11 +0000

I don’t like any sports, at all, but I can completely relate. When I’m in a close game at Halo 3 and my team loses I have to genuinely put myself in check to make sure that the loss doesn’t effect my outlook and my attitude. It’s “just a game,” but if we’re not careful these events can truly become idols.

I’m sorry to hear of your loss.