I was about to say the same thing Brent...that is what I hate about LA and NY fans...oh the Dodgers suck so I'll glom on to the Angles now...oh the Angels suck again Go Dodgers!
Oh, don't you two start with me now...
I think we've been over this before, but I'll state it again: I've been a
diehard Lakers, Dodgers, Angels, Raiders, and Rams (and UCLA) fan
my entire life - through the good and the bad (and even the relocations). I usually go to 5-10 games a year for each of these (local) teams (including the Clippers), and watch almost every other game for them on the tube.
Am I more vocal when my teams are kicking butt? Sure. Doesn't mean that I've lost interest or loyalty in my other teams when they're sliding though, just not as much to talk (or gloat) about. Might I say my teams are "sucking" right now sometimes? Sure. Doesn't mean I hate them and am not rooting for them anymore...
As for the Kings and Ducks in hockey - I was a pretty big hockey fan for about 10 years from the late 80's to around the late 90's (yes, coinciding with The Great One's arrival/departure). But hockey's never been a favorite sport of mine, probably since it barely exists in SoCal (outside of NHL) and it's the one sport I've never really gotten involved in - so I'm not super loyal to the sport itself.
But the Kings have been boring and crappy for a while now, and the Ducks dumped the always exciting Teemu Selanne not long ago, so my hockey fandom has greatly diminished in recent years. But I'll admit it that when either of these two teams (or the Clippers in the NBA) start to make some noise, I'm willing to regain my former interest in them and hop on the bandwagon. So shoot me.
But that's only the case now with these three (though I used to be diehard for them not too long ago also) - not the others who I go through thick and thin with. Basically, it just boils down to the fact that L.A./Orange County is a large enough area that we are fortunate enough to have a couple teams to root for in each major sport (*cough*NFL*). That's not
my fault though, now is it? Following in my Dad's footsteps, I've rooted for
ALL of my local sports teams since I was about 5 years old...
So get off me!
* JediMAC slaps Brent and especially Scott for equating him to a fair-weather fan! Then stomps off in a huff...