Player to be Named Later

While I suppose I do qualify as a ‘part-time contributor’ to Bacon Sports, I certainly wear the reader hat more frequently than the writer one.  A reoccurring thought that hits me at least once a visit is “Why would anyone ever buy ______    _______’s jersey? What the hell were they thinking?” I try to get into the mind of the owner and transplant myself back to the moment when it seemed okay for a Bulls fan to buy a Bill Cartwright jersey. I get people have favorite players that aren’t necessarily the Superstars, and while I wholeheartedly disagree with it, I even understand the road less traveled argument. It’s fun and ironic to be different. Who needs another sheep wearing a Jordan jersey, right? Grab me another PBR while you’re up? I’ve always counted myself in the crowd that silently judges the guy in the stands wearing the punter’s jersey at an NFL game. I was one of the many in Cleveland wearing a LBJ jersey, not a Jeff McInnis jersey.  I was forced to rethink all that this w...