As fall begins and the days shorten and the air becomes crisp, it can only mean one thing: The misery of being an Atlanta sports fan. The Braves never addressed their starting pitching deficit and are now staring down the mighty Dodgers with only two credible starters. The Falcons remain resolutely the Falcons. Who knows what fresh hell they will unleash upon my emotional health.
I've often wondered why I have been on these accelerating train of emotionally fraught fandom. It was always kind of there, but I think the advent of the internet and social media once again makes things worse. During the Wildcard Series with the Phillies, there was a contingent of people who I talk baseball with online who seemed almost triumphant that the Braves were going to lose the elimination game by relying on a "bullpen" game. It would have vindicated their position about the Braves not adequately addressing their starting pitching woes. They seemed more eager to be proven right than to have their team win and advance.
The worst thing that happens is that people take a stance in public and then refuse to abandon it or admit they got this one wrong. And, yes, this is about Senator Schmitt and his inept and hilarious attempt to take down Jack Smith, but it's really a culture-wide pathology.
You're allowed to be wrong.
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