tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9950471.post1499434808774894122..comments2007-04-13T16:50:02.671-05:00emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489469540710198129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9950471.post-38034030463843406142007-04-13T16:50:00.000-05:002007-04-13T16:50:00.000-05:00Well, first of all, I'm not sure that the Nats coming to D.C. can be accurately referred to as "depriving of the rights of citizenship" [definition of disenfranchisement] of Oriole fandom. I.e., just because they came to town, doesn't mean O's fans were not allowed to be O's fans anymore.<BR/>Therefore, any "switching" was a proactive measure by said O's fan, rather than a usurption of their fanship.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, I guess anyone silly enough to "switch" teams just because a new one came to town deserves a joke such as that new team not doing very well.<BR/><BR/>Your referral to Nats fandom as a "joke," however, is unwarranted...and I'm sure that if someone referred to your pre-World-Series BoSox as a joke, you wouldn't be laughing either.emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489469540710198129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9950471.post-74262983758848304832007-04-13T13:39:00.000-05:002007-04-13T13:39:00.000-05:00I imagine that most Nats fans are just disenfranchised O's fans. Jokes on them, I guess.Montyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10744371108097691607noreply@blogger.com