New York Fans Are Unforgiving
You would have a tough time finding fans that are more into their sports than New York hockey fans. These fans are widely known as being the toughest to please. They aren’t content unless their favorite New York team is playing for the top spot every single year. Ask players like one of the famous players who has left about it. These fans are really ridiculous.
The New York Giants have had a nice run in the playoffs for the last number of years. The fans have enough to cheer about. The question about whether or not Eli Manning has what it takes has been adequately answered. I just can’t understand what the fuss is about. You’ve got a decently coached team that always seems to be in the running come the playoffs.
On the other hand are the fumbling New York Jets. The fans have every reason to be upset at this organization. The team let their best performing players go to other teams and then bring in a bunch of under performers. They bring coaches in but don’t keep them around long enough to develop anything lasting. I guess the mindset around NFL team ownership doesn’t put much faith behind the word perseverance. If they did, you would see more teams building dynasties.
One other big time controversy within the New York sports groups is the controversial New York Yankees. With that huge budget being poured out to acquire baseballs best athletes it is easy to see why Yankee fans get fanatical after a bad season. Sometimes there are increased expectations created when that much money is invested.
Mets fans don’t need to worry about these things. They are true baseball fans. The New York Mets are more consistent than their Yankee brethren. The fans know what to expect. They hope for a pennant but don’t expect one every single year. Even though fans are passionate there is less whining involved than compared to the Yankees.
The Rangers and the Islanders represent New York in the National Hockey League. For a New York sports team, neither one of these hockey teams are perennially great. They have their good and bad years just like any other hockey team. If NHL hockey became as important here as it is in Canada, I’m sure you would see some really large budgets come out of those two teams.
Basketball is big in New York. Like every other New York fan, Knicks fans want the Knicks were playing for the title every year. Most years these guys are above average compared to other NBA cities. I guess a reason for that is New York City’s ability to attract people to come live there. People, especially wealthy athletes, love to live in or near New York. There are so many awesome benefits to living here. One of those benefits is having controversial sports teams to cheer for in every major national sport.
