A Discourse On Berg’s Fourth Law
By Mitch Berg
MITCH: Go Timberwolves!
CRITIC: But hey, Mitch – since when do you care about pro sports?
MITCH: Outside the Bears, Cubs and Twins?
CRITIC: Right. Since when?
MITCH: Since never. Don’t usually care. But I DO care about having fun, and being in a place where one of the teams is doing well is kinda a blast, even if you don’t care that much about the sport. See also the NDSU Bison.
CRITIC: But you haven’t been a loyal Timberwolves fan!
MITCH: Yep.
CRITIC: That makes you a fair weather fan!
MITCH: Dang skippy it does. Why waste time on losers?
CRITIC: But you’re a Bears fan.
MITCH: Yep. And they’re going to the Super Bowl this year. Or next, if that doesn’t work out. The weather is *always* fair, here.
CRITIC: But doesn’t this violate Berg’s Fourth Law?
MITCH: Close. But here’s the statutory technicality: I’m not saying “they’re gonna win!”. I’m being hopeful but pessimistic. So we’re good.
CRITIC: That don’t make no sense
MITCH: Shut up cheer. Sheesh.
May 21st, 2024 at 2:38 pm
I can certainly echo the perspective of this post. My utter lack of general interest in pro sports and even local sports teams (unless they’re winning, natch 😉 is, however, tempered when certain players show class while enduring their time here in MN.
In this case, Karl-Anthony Towns. I really appreciate that he has gone out year after year for the last 9 and just played hard and didn’t create controversy. I mean, heck, he doesn’t act bitter about the newest name in town, Anthony Edwards, grabbing all the points and the headlines. Good luck to all them ‘wolves, but especially Mr Towns.
May 21st, 2024 at 9:22 pm
Everyone’s a critic. That’s okay. I am not a fan but I follow the Wolves (my preferred team is Milwaukee) and I’m happy about what’s happening – they’ve been sad sacks for most of their history and it’s always fun to have a winning team in town. And Anthony Edwards is a both a tremendous talent but also a funny dude – telling Charles Barkley on national television to “bring ya ass” to Minnesota was highly amusing.
May 22nd, 2024 at 1:43 am
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May 22nd, 2024 at 6:19 am
I believe we may have found why the Bears WON’T win in the next year or two. 😉
May 22nd, 2024 at 12:41 pm
Towns should realistically be one of the leagues most likable players. Always classy and respectable on and off the court throughout his whole career.