Fair Weather Fans

Cincinnati is known for their fair weather fans, whether its the Bengals, Reds, Cyclones, UC, or XU. It seems to me that we find better things to do when our favorite teams are in a slump and we want nothing to do with them. I know not many of the local teams in recent years have had that great of a record, but now that the Cyclones are in the playoffs for the second year in a row, there are dramatically higher numbers in attendance at US Bank Arena. This weekend, the Reds are coming home with above a .500 record, and with the weather in the 80s, the fairweatherers are sure to come out to support the team. Just wait until September, when the only thing that's scorching is the weather and they have to pay people to come out to the Reds games, when the team is in second last place. I'm not trying to be pessimistic, I really am an optomist when it comes to the Reds, and would be proud to call myself a Reds fan at all times during the season. I just know that history has a record of repeating itself, and this is what has happened the past 5+ years.