Time to End the BandWagon Chanting

Alright folks, I'm going to incite some criticism here, but what I have to say needs to be said.

The perception of bandwagon fans needs to end....now!

Dictionary.com shows the definition of Bandwagon as follows:

band•wag•on

-a party, cause, movement, etc., that by its mass appeal or strength readily attracts many followers.

The growing trend among sports fans has been to attack each other by declaring them as being bandwagon fans, trying to belittle them by creating the perception that they are fair-weather fans or carpet baggers who pick up and move to teams that are currently showing any sort of aptitude on the field. But it doesn't end with just the fans and bloggers out there; it has trickled its way into the mainstream media as well.

Well, I've got news for every sports fan out there; we're all bandwagon fans!

How many of us can say we railed against the Red Sox when they sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees? How many of us can say we wept the day that the Colts moved from Baltimore to Indianapolis? Can any us remember cheering for the Lakers during their 33-game winning streak? More often than not, I'd venture to guess the overwhelming answers to those questions was no.

Most of us will say that we follow the teams that our fathers followed before us, having tradition passed down from generation to generation. But let me ask you this; isn't following the team your family followed just caving to popularity, even if it is within your own household?