By Sam Reeves

Well, well, well if it isn’t the old piece of shit who owns this site finally writing something.

Yes, I am back. Not better than ever by any means, but back, nonetheless. I decided it was time to bring up this blog that I had been thinking about for a while. With all the opinions and takes out there in the sports world, my question is: is being right really that important? For those who are just fans, it absolutely isn’t. For a media member reporting news, it definitely is.

Whether it’s Twitter/X, Reddit, Facebook, fan blogs, or local radio shows, everyone wants to be the first one to be right. Let us expand on this idea a little bit. There are many things fans want to be right about (who signs where, trade markets for players, where someone is getting drafted, etc.). But does being right about one of those things really matter if there is no reason to be right?

Imagine you are right about what your team does and then they suck because they made that move. Are you still going to brag that you were right? I sure as hell wouldn’t. I would delete any evidence I ever cared and then leave the internet forever.

The “I told you so” game is only fun when you are right and it works out in the favor of being right. For example, let’s say the Chicago Bears trade Justin Fields and draft Caleb Williams. There will be a LOT of “I told you sos” being thrown around. Now what if Caleb Williams meets the same fate as Justin Fields? Are you still going to be happy you were right? Probably not. People are so obsessed with being right about sports takes instead of just enjoying the sport itself. I am not here to yuck someone’s yum, (who am I kidding I absolutely am) but this thought process is very odd to me.

Trying to follow a trail of breadcrumbs just to fit your narrative before anything even happens, is also very odd to me. Letting things play out and letting the people in charge of these decisions do their job is apparently lost on everyone. Free agency across sports brings out anger and anticipation more than anything. Every team wants their GM to make the big move first while also making every other move they want. The patience is at an all-time low during this process.

Looking at trades in retrospect is also a common thing that makes people say “I knew this was a bad idea” but there was never any evidence of them saying that. There are highs and lows for the fans when acquiring players across all sports: the elation when your team gets that big name, followed by the outcry of regret when they are injured/not meeting expectations. I wrote a blog a while ago about how expectations are killing sports. I still believe that to be true. The same goes for the incessant need to be right about a player before they even step on the field/court/ice for the team you support.

If you take away anything from this rambling of a man who has little to no emotion about sports anymore, let it be this: nobody is keeping score of who was right or wrong about a sports transaction. If someone you know is actively doing that, please get out there before they keep you locked away. Let the paid media be the ones who are right about the important stuff: length of contract, money involved, players in the trade, draft capital returns, etc. I understand it is human nature to speculate because we are all projecting at any given time, but keep it to yourself.

P.S. Vote for me in the #108Tourney if you don’t already hate me. Thanks.