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Post by UnoBomber on Apr 29, 2009 22:01:52 GMT -5
ooooh made up dirty laundry. Dave remind me to never shake your hand again, unless I slather my hand with Purell first, thanks.
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Post by fthemariners on May 7, 2009 21:37:52 GMT -5
Hey Guys, thanks for all the kind words. I updated the blog again today. I hope this next post doesn't make me more enemies. Just remember, this is all satire, and everything should be taken tongue-and-cheek. FtheMariners DOT blogspot DOT com  |
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Post by oipheroes on May 8, 2009 9:15:45 GMT -5
I feel as if I did not adequately explain myself, and for that I apologize. For the past two years, I have been a diehard fan of the Chesapeake Tide of the CIFL. My love for the Tide has encouraged me to pursue a degree in Sport Management. I am currently enrolled in a Sport Media Management class, and as a project, had to start and maintain a sports blog. While my classmates covered the Lakers and the NFL draft, I decided to focus on Indoor Football. Although I, and many of you love indoor football, we all have to admit it's kind of silly in many ways. No matter how you look at it, it is probably the lowest form of professional sport in the country. Heck, I painted my chest for every Tide game last year, and in 2007, drove to Bethlehem, PA instead of going to the beach to see the Chesapeake Tide play the Lehigh Valley Outlawz. If you cannot see the humor in that alone, then you are taking the AIFA way too seriously. But back to the blog. I thought it would be funny if instead of analyzing the Yankees, I picked a sports team that no one has heard of, and blamed every one of Baltimore's problems on their existence. In no way, shape, or form and I trying to start a fight over indoor football. It is this level of involvement, which I too am a part of, is prime material for satire. Believe me, I am not trying to start ww3. I am not trying to bring anyone down, or cause any fights. I'm simply making fun of minor league sports. If you stop looking at this as a serious blog, and instead look at it as The Onion, you will see the humor in the fact the Armor and Mariners have never played, yet I'm yelling that the Armor, one of the worst franchises in the AIFA, is better than the Mariners in every way. You will see what's funny about Mariners having fans so dedicated that they take a blog written by a college student in Florida to be a way of picking a fight and starting ww3. That alone could be a blog post in itself. I have received messages on this board and on Facebook from Mariner employees and Mariner Maniacs praising my blog. In fact, one Maniac found it so funny, he wrote a guest piece, which hopefully will be the first of many more to come. And finally, oipheroes said I probably have never seen a game. This is true, as I am away from home and will not return until mid-May. But if you wanna come find me then, I'll be the kid with a silver and black letter painted on my chest, for every game, home and away, yelling at the top of my lungs for one of the worst teams in the lowest level of professional sports. If you can't see what's funny about that, or what's funny about AIFA team fan clubs or even the AIFA as a whole, maybe you should reevaluate what it means to be fan in this league. Go Armor. Jumping back in late here but just to clear things up I never said you had not been to a game. In fact I would caution any one from attending an Armor game. The D.C Armory is just awful, the team is not that good, and they use black gym mats as dasher pads. Heck, I would rather go up to Baltimore and root for the Armor in a adequate facility. In the right context your blog is funny so keep it up. |
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Post by fthemariners on May 8, 2009 10:56:54 GMT -5
I feel as if I did not adequately explain myself, and for that I apologize. For the past two years, I have been a diehard fan of the Chesapeake Tide of the CIFL. My love for the Tide has encouraged me to pursue a degree in Sport Management. I am currently enrolled in a Sport Media Management class, and as a project, had to start and maintain a sports blog. While my classmates covered the Lakers and the NFL draft, I decided to focus on Indoor Football. Although I, and many of you love indoor football, we all have to admit it's kind of silly in many ways. No matter how you look at it, it is probably the lowest form of professional sport in the country. Heck, I painted my chest for every Tide game last year, and in 2007, drove to Bethlehem, PA instead of going to the beach to see the Chesapeake Tide play the Lehigh Valley Outlawz. If you cannot see the humor in that alone, then you are taking the AIFA way too seriously. But back to the blog. I thought it would be funny if instead of analyzing the Yankees, I picked a sports team that no one has heard of, and blamed every one of Baltimore's problems on their existence. In no way, shape, or form and I trying to start a fight over indoor football. It is this level of involvement, which I too am a part of, is prime material for satire. Believe me, I am not trying to start ww3. I am not trying to bring anyone down, or cause any fights. I'm simply making fun of minor league sports. If you stop looking at this as a serious blog, and instead look at it as The Onion, you will see the humor in the fact the Armor and Mariners have never played, yet I'm yelling that the Armor, one of the worst franchises in the AIFA, is better than the Mariners in every way. You will see what's funny about Mariners having fans so dedicated that they take a blog written by a college student in Florida to be a way of picking a fight and starting ww3. That alone could be a blog post in itself. I have received messages on this board and on Facebook from Mariner employees and Mariner Maniacs praising my blog. In fact, one Maniac found it so funny, he wrote a guest piece, which hopefully will be the first of many more to come. And finally, oipheroes said I probably have never seen a game. This is true, as I am away from home and will not return until mid-May. But if you wanna come find me then, I'll be the kid with a silver and black letter painted on my chest, for every game, home and away, yelling at the top of my lungs for one of the worst teams in the lowest level of professional sports. If you can't see what's funny about that, or what's funny about AIFA team fan clubs or even the AIFA as a whole, maybe you should reevaluate what it means to be fan in this league. Go Armor. Jumping back in late here but just to clear things up I never said you had not been to a game. In fact I would caution any one from attending an Armor game. The D.C Armory is just awful, the team is not that good, and they use black gym mats as dasher pads. Heck, I would rather go up to Baltimore and root for the Armor in a adequate facility. In the right context your blog is funny so keep it up. Thanks man. As far as the Armory being a horrible facility, that's what makes indoor football great! As a Tide fan, I loved the fact the dashboards fell over every time someone ran into them, and the goalposts were held up by cherry pickers. It gives the sport charm. Also, I'm sorry I put words in your mouth. Mr. Ed (who I hope someday I will be able to call a friend) was the one who said that, so that reply was directed at him. Hopefully we can meet up the next time you attend an Armor game (where ever that is) and I'll buy you a hot dog (since I'm under 21). Thanks again for the support! |
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