Nope, I don’t mean the Team in Teal, I mean me. The fan. Time to get MY gear together for playoffs. In my living room are my many “instruments of support.” Nearly a dozen small stuffed animals on keychains that make loud raucus cheering, laughing noises to celebrate goals. I have a bottle opener that proclaims loudly, “He shoots! He SCOOOORRRREEEESSS!” in the voices of my favorite broadcast announcers, Randy Hahn and Dan Rusanowsky. There is a flashing red goal light perched on top of the TV, and a button to push that plays the theme to “Superman, the Movie.”
I have my “This is Sharks Playoff Territory” tee shirt, many different Sharks hats and socks, a Sharks robe, blanket, pillow, slippers; all of these things to make my playoff watching experience comfortable, enjoyable and fun. I haven’t actually attended a real playoff game since I worked at the Shark Tank many years ago.
This collection of items increases year after year, becoming more rabid and frothing, lusting after a silver cup that has San Jose Sharks written on it. I can only imagine, if the day comes that a man wearing a Sharks sweater hoists that silver trophy over his head in the celebration of the ultimate hockey victory, that my collection will only increase in size.
I wonder what Lord Stanley would think.
So, what do you do to help your team from the comfort of your living room? What sort of playoff traditions do you have to try and push your team to the big prize?
Motherpucker
