June 30, 2009

Word of the Day: Sports Hate

Just another reason to hate Greg Paulus

Sports Hate, noun: To hate a player, coach, or a sports team.

Usage Example: I hate the Los Angeles Dodgers. I hate Vin Scully. I hate their blue uniforms. I hate their fans. I hate Kirk Gibson. I hate Mike Piazza. I hate everything about the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Word History: Sports brings out the hate in us. We are so passionate about our own teams, that we hate anyone who could possibly stand in their way. Also though there will always be a certain player or coach that we just hate. A lot of people hate Bill Belichick. We hate that he wins and we hate the fact that he cheated to win. No will ever forget SpyGate and that will always be a dark cloud hanging over his head. Also there is certain types of hatred.

Real hatred is never a good thing. That is how most crimes are committed. Sports hate is fine. Let Bill Simmons explain Sports Hate.

"There's hate and there's sports hate. Real hate is not OK. Sports hate is OK. We are fans. We are allowed to "love" certain athletes and "hate" others. It doesn't mean we actually love them or hate them."
So there you go. Every sports fan hates a certain team, player, or coach. Let's take a look at Coach K and Duke. I think I can say positively, the majority of people in this country hates Coach K and Duke. We hate both of them because of the over-hyped coverage they get from ESPN and Dick Vitale. We hate the fact that a bunch of UN-athletic white guys playing basketball get so much coverage. We hate Greg Paulus because Dick Vitale said he would be the greatest college basketball player ever, when he came out of high school. That's why we love this video so much.

College athletics have always amassed me this way. A lot of people either hate or love a certain college team or player. Let's look at Tim Tebow. I would say that their is a majority of people that don't like Tebow. We don't like him because of that speech. We don't like him because he circumcises babies in the Philippines. We don't like him because he has won two national championships.

College athletics, MMA, and NASCAR all have that certain someone that you hate. But it's a different story with professional teams.

If you love a certain professional sports team, then most likely you hate their rival. Like I said above, I hate the Los Angeles Dodgers. And I am sure their fans hate me right back. It doesn't matter that I am better than them. Either way there is a certain team that you hate. If you love the Phillies than you hate the Mets. You love an NFC East team besides the Cowboys, than you most likely hate the Cowboys. That's just who we are as fans. Our fathers hate a certain team and that is breed into us. It's a part of life.

Remember hatred is never a good thing. Sports hatred on the other hand though, is always a good thing. We are fans and we are passionate about sports. Hatred is brought out of us and sports is always a good way to vent.

Who Do You Hate?: Who in the sports world do you hate. Leave a comment or e-mail me why you have sports hate for a certain athlete, team, or coach and I will post it.

UPDATE!: JFein of Fire Andy Reid Now! has given me a list of teams he hates.
*Dallas Cowboys - Jerry Jones, Tony Homo (Artie Lange was not the first person to ever think of that), arrogant, obnoxious, media bias, and they actually brought in Pacman Jones and T.O. (okay, I can understand T.O., but Pacman?????)
*New York Mets - It's fun to pick on losers!
*Sidney Crosby - Not to be sexist or chauvinistic, but girls should not be playing hockey.
*New Jersey Devils - Game 7 of the 2000 Eastern Conference Finals is forever embedded in my mind.
*Duke Basketball - Dickie V, Mike Patrick, Jay Bilas, and everyone else at ESPN become hard when they think of Duke.
*North Carolina Basketball - See Duke.
*University of Michigan football - Idiot coach and stubborn superiority
*Ohio State University football - See Michigan.
*Dick Stockton - Old, can't keep up with the game anymore, and despite being from Philly, has an anti-Philly bias...
*Colin Cowherd - I need to give an explanation for why I hate this douche bag?
*New England Patriots - Obnoxious to the nth degree. ESPN's constant cumming over them does not help either.
*This is probably one of the first times in my life I would not have included the New York Yankees on this list....

2 comments:

  1. I've never liked Dick Vitale. Does that count?

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  2. Dallas Cowboys - Jerry Jones, Tony Homo (Artie Lange was not the first person to ever think of that), arrogant, obnoxious, media bias, and they actually brought in Pacman Jones and T.O. (okay, I can understand T.O., but Pacman?????)

    New York Mets - It's fun to pick on losers!

    Sidney Crosby - Not to be sexist or chauvinistic, but girls should not be playing hockey.

    New Jersey Devils - Game 7 of the 2000 Eastern Conference Finals is forever embedded in my mind.

    Duke Basketball - Dickie V, Mike Patrick, Jay Bilas, and everyone else at ESPN become hard when they think of Duke.

    North Carolina Basketball - See Duke.

    University of Michigan football - Idiot coach and stubborn superiority

    Ohio State University football - See Michigan.

    Dick Stockton - Old, can't keep up with the game anymore, and despite being from Philly, has an anti-Philly bias...

    Colin Cowherd - I need to give an explanation for why I hate this douche bag?

    New England Patriots - Obnoxious to the nth degree. ESPN's constant cumming over them does not help either.

    This is probably one of the first times in my life I would not have included the New York Yankees on this list....

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