It’s easy to be a fan. It takes no effort, really. You just root for your team, and if your team is winning… well, you are a fan… and you are happy. To some fans, if the team is not winning, they are no longer willing to be a fan. We call them “fair weather fans.” I have been an LA Dodger fan since 1963, and there has been fair weather, bad weather, and good weather. I consider the past ten years to be the best time in my life to be a Dodger fan. However, I understand something that some fans don’t: You can’t always gauge success by Championships.