It's easy to see why Santa would be fun to believe in as kids though. Anticipating the sleigh to land on the roof of your house as you make cookies (not knowing your parents will eat them when you're bed) must be fun.
There was never a time when I believed in Santa, but as sports fans, we are often ignorant and believe things because we want to believe in them simply because it would be fun. Last year marked 100 years since the Cubs last won the World Series and you constantly heard about how great it would be for them to break the long streak right at 100.
Did anyone other than a Cubs fan believe that would happen? They were swept in the first round of the playoffs.
Occasionally though, the world of sports provides reason to believe. We experience upsets, underdogs, dynasties, rivalries and comebacks. Then we have the laughing stocks of sports. The Clippers wish they were the other LA team and those playing for the Knicks wish they weren't.
When your team is getting blown out, you try to convince yourself there's hope of a comeback even if you know darn well there's not. You set up different scenarios in your head like "If we can just score here, get the two point conversion, recover the onside kick and score another touchdown and go for two again, then we're still in this.
Yes, one of the things that makes sports great is the possibility of a miracle but miracles wouldn't be miracles if they happened all the time. If you're a telling yourself the Nationals will win the World Series, then, well again, you're pretty much a moron.Although, I will say, the chances of Santa answering your letter is just as likely, even this time of the year. Why don't you go look for him? I think he'll ride in on a UFO with Bigfoot this year.
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