| Subject: Goodbye for now |
Author:
Scot
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Date Posted: 03/12/03 1:28pm
I never thought it would happen, but it did: I fell out of love with hockey.
I don't think there is anything wrong with the sport of hockey itself. In fact, I believe it can be one of the greatest spectator sports in the world. The intensity level can reach a point that is unequaled by any other. I think my greatest moments of watching sports will always be when I was in the Dungeon watching the Mysticks.
But hockey no longer symbolizes good times to me.
I know we have teams within a short drive to the east and west of Mobile, and they both offer a lot of excitement to those who attend the games. I wish both of the cities well and hope they can keep their franchises alive for many seasons to come.
Again, there is nothing wrong with the sport. I actually attended a game in Biloxi early in the season and it was a great game to watch (even though the SeaWolves lost, it was very close). But for many reasons, I felt like an outsider. The fans in Biloxi were friendly, so I'm not complaining about them. If I were to claim one of our neighboring teams as my own, there would be no contest which one it would be.
I saw all the Mysticks memorabilia in the house and it began to make things seem even worse. So I took the hockey stick and pictures down from our wall by the computer and packed them away, boxed up the jerseys and other keepsakes and put that part of my life away as a distant memory. The sport that I once felt very passionate about has come to mean something very negative to me. It's just not fair. But it is life, and no one I know ever claimed that life was fair.
I hope this board will some day be useful for those who still come by and check it. I hope the dream of many - the return of hockey to Mobile - will become a reality. But I just can't seem to bring myself to keeping an eye on this board. So there will be a new administrator taking over, someone who loves hockey at least as much as I once did.
See you all later and who knows, one day maybe I'll get my love back. Until then, take care and keep the faith.
P.S. I edited this message after someone told me it was too personal. I hope I didn't waste too much of your time reading it - I just know there are a few of you who actually care about me and may want to know why I was stepping aside.
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