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A recent, very Boston-centric article floats the idea that being a fan of a winning team can lead to not just personal euphoria but greater confidence, productivity, and even (in the case of its being a winning NFL team) greater collective wealth. Especially after yesterday–when the Sox lost two of two and Paul Konerko* and the Cubs lived down to the 39th anniversary of the black cat curse–I’d be more interested in research into the psychology of fans who root who root for hard-luck teams. (We’re certainly not happy, but do we lose money?) Instead, I diverted myself for a bit with a teaser sent out by the Sporting News, whose new issue, out tomorrow, features an interview with Ozzie Guillen. Maybe–unless you’re Jay Mariotti–it’ll take your mind off things too.
On steroids: “My wife say every year, ‘Look at those players, they take care of themselves better than you do. Every year, they get bigger and stronger. You out of shape through spring training.’ She say, ‘Why you don’t take care of yourself like they do? They no drink, they no do anything.’ Now, I get the last laugh. I’m normal, I’m healthy, I’m happy. I no have to deal with that [expletive]. I no have to answer anybody’s questions. . . . I tell my players, ‘You get caught with that [expletive], don’t tell me. I’m not gonna [expletive] protect you, I’m gonna throw you under the train.’”
*Looks like Konerko’s injury is just a sprain–they’re saying he may be back as early as Friday.
