Then And Now

by gallagher on Apr 14, 2009 2:00 PM CDT

As has been overly-documented, the Blues' run to the playoffs really caught most of the fans off-guard. Just three months ago, most of us had written off any sort of playoff appearance.

We decided to take a look back and compare what everyone was saying about the Blues back in mid-January and then compare it to what they're saying now that we're on the eve of the team's first playoff berth in five years (four seasons - thanks for that NHL!).

Then: Your jackoff neighbor

"Dude, what's up with your Blues? They suck again!"

Now: Your jackoff neighbor

"Duuuude! What's up with our Blues? They are so awesome!"

Then: STLToday message boards

"If they don't fire Andy Murray and immediately trade Keith Tkachoke then I'm going to quit being a fan."

Now: STLToday message boards

"If they don't award Andy Murray the Jack Adams Trophy and immediately sign Keith Tkachuk to come back for veteran experience then I'm going to quit being a fan."

Then: Hockey's Future message boards

"With another lottery pick coming, the Blues will continue to build one of the best young teams in the NHL."

Now: Hockey's Future message boards

"With only a middling first round pick coming their way, the Blues are destined to be not that good again, filling their roster with only old players like David Backes (24), Brad Boyes (26) and an aging TJ Oshie (22)."

Then: Cardinals fans

"The Blues are always going to be a mess. They'll never be as good as the Cardinals, who always pack in the crowds for every game and are the best fans in baseball. We'd never stop supporting our boys with every last penny we have because we're not bandwagon fans! Bleeeaaargh!"

Now: Cardinals fans

"Hey, where'd everybody go?"

Then: Inside STL message boards

"Hockey's weird. Can someone post a picture of some tits?"

Now: Inside STL message boards

"Hockey's weird, but I'm going to games because they're cool to go to now. Can someone post a picture of some tits?"

Then: St. Louis Game Time

"Are you kidding me?"

Now: St Louis Game Time

"Are you kidding me?!"

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wonderful

bandwagon fans are annoying as fuck, they should be seated in a separate section

You say 'Tomato', I say 'FUCK DETROIT', so lets call the season off

by RFJCC on Apr 14, 2009 2:10 PM CDT reply actions

I dunno....

I welcome most fans, and their voices, and their money, as do the Blues I imagine. I prefer to think most of them are returning fans who just got fed up or didn’t bother following closely for a few years when the Blues didn’t offer much to be excited about, rather than glory hunters who know nothing about the club or hockey.
I suffered through the tough years, but I don’t realistically expect everyone else to have done so at the same level of commitment (and I wasn’t as committed as those who kept their season tickets through the down years).
We can be bitter about those jumping on the bandwagon after we rode it over some rough roads, or we can welcome them aboard and hope they stay on for a long time to come.

by BlueMonday on Apr 14, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Meh.....

Johnny Come Lately’s suck.

You know who your true trenchmates are when you’re getting your teeth kicked in. It’s easy to be a fan now that we’re winning and getting some cred, there is nothing to lose.

Dum spiramus tuebimur

by spectr17 on Apr 14, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Exactly

Good on everyone here that has been around for so long. It wasn’t easy for you guys.

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Apr 14, 2009 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Eh, it is if you love your team.

I’m sure that you understand. :D

Reporter: There`s a "stamp out the Beatles movement" underway in Detroit. What are you going to do about it?

Paul McCartney: We`re going to start a campaign to stamp out Detroit.

by hildymac on Apr 14, 2009 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions

I have huge respect for people who have sat through the last 5 years

When I still lived in Columbia, I watched every FSMW game. When I moved to KC and found out that half the games were blacked out (in favor of Best Damn.. Whatever Repeat), and we sucked? I watch about 2 games/year.

So, yeah, I guess I’m a bit of a bandwaggoner, but I’ve been a bandwaggoner for nearly 20 years now, so I hope I’m welcome back on.

"When he went for that ball and dived over the table, I knew what was next to come. I felt sorry for what Texas Tech had to face after that."
-- J. T. Tiller - 3/12/09

by Andy--01 on Apr 15, 2009 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions

Then: ~~ESPN~~ NBACenter
“And a specTACTular Dunk by Lebran after he didn’t travel with his “Crab ~~drool~~ dribble”

Now: ~~ESPN~~ NBACenter
“Please watch while we continue ~~ignoring the NHL~~ our coverage of the pinky wrasslin championship.”

by DanGNR on Apr 14, 2009 2:19 PM CDT reply actions

Reason No. 18,216 that hockey is better than baseball…

In compliance with Major League Baseball rules, the St. Louis Cardinals have stopped serving 24 ounce beers. The largest available beer is 16 ounces, for $7.75

by Chris Gift on Apr 14, 2009 2:56 PM CDT reply actions

What the fuck?!

Goddamnit.

And I’m gonna be there in a month.

Bud Selig can lick my fucking nutsack.

"The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive." -- W.C. Fields

by Donut King on Apr 14, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions

That's HORRIBLE.

www.stlouisgametime.com

by Brad Lee on Apr 14, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions

What the HELL?

That’s fucking absurd. I mean, it could be worse – we could have no beer days like the Blue Jays, but… lord.

At least Busch still has better stadium food than most places. You don’t want to eat the dreck at Turner Field. gag

Reporter: There`s a "stamp out the Beatles movement" underway in Detroit. What are you going to do about it?

Paul McCartney: We`re going to start a campaign to stamp out Detroit.

by hildymac on Apr 14, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions

by gallagher on Apr 14, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions

That’ll be the new tap out word when Frost and Danton have their next rendez-vous.

by Chris Gift on Apr 14, 2009 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions

dude, stop trying to insigate a fight

"I'm sorry we hurt their feelings"
-Barret Jackman

by Dooks on Apr 14, 2009 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Treat them the same way you treat visiting [out-of-town] fans.

by briandunne on Apr 14, 2009 7:33 PM CDT reply actions

Here's a FANTASTIC Then and Now

Then:
“Let’s live blog the draft lottery.”

Now:
“Fuck the draft lottery.”

www.stlouisgametime.com

by Brad Lee on Apr 14, 2009 8:18 PM CDT reply actions

Then:
“Fuck Detroit!”

Now:
“Fuck Detroit and Fuck Vancouver! What the fuck is a Canuck?!?”

I feel unclean. It's a shame so deep it can only be erased by the ravages of time and the constant abuse of hard liquor. I rooted on the Red Wings and I am now less of a man for it.

by Pagan on Apr 14, 2009 8:43 PM CDT reply actions