Losing is never fun. Ask any fan, and they’ll tell you the same thing: it’s hard to stay engaged when your team isn’t competitive. There’s a rush and thrill we all get out of watching success; it’s only natural we’re drawn to it in almost every aspect of our lives, and sports are no different. Your favorite memories from your sports teams more than likely come from wins, successful seasons, and times of bonanza all around. So what happens when success is not on the horizon?
As you can probably attest to if you frequent the Rockies’ Reddit page or if you’ve simply paid attention to the fanbase in the past few months, the morale among the Rockies faithful is not very high, which makes sense, since the team has all but waved the white flag when it comes to competing (even if they aren’t admitting it).