Shame on the fair-weathered Brewer "fans" that would boo their own team because of a few embarassing errors, or a losing streak! The players are people too, as in sinful humans who will make mistakes from time to time, just like each and every one of us does every day! How would you like it if your mistakes were made in front of tens of thousands of people, and broadcast on TV, and you had to listen to thousands of people boo you for it, while analysts break apart every aspect of each mistake... imagine the kind of pressure they are under all the time! I couldn't handle it... I know I would crack!
I remember when I was 11 years old and just starting to play the organ in church regularly. I was playing at our small sister church one Sunday and during the hymn "Lift High the Cross" I made an error in repeating a repeat. There were maybe 30 people in church that day, mostly elderly, and they had come to worship God, not criticize the organist. But I was so embarassed, and so upset with myself that I completely stopped playing and started to cry. My mom had to come to the back of the church and calm me down while the congregation sang acapella until I was finally able to compose myself enough to finish the last verse. I felt so horrible and I wasn't even booed!
You expect to boo for the opposing team, or to be booed by the opposing team's fans, but your own fans?! Come on! When I see a player make an error, or strike out, or throw one too many balls, I don't boo them for not being perfect! Heaven knows I'm far from perfect! Instead, I think, 'That's a real bummer. I hope he doesn't let it get in his head and affect his performance for the rest of the game!' And then I think of how relieved I am that God doesn't announce all of my mistakes on a JumboTron. My score card would be a mess!
