July 30, 2008

Are you a Fan, or just a Tag-Along?

Filed under: Management, Social Networking, Sports — The Commish @ 11:39 am

Someone you know plays in an adult league. Boyfriend, sister, buddy, Dad, wife, somebody. You want to watch their games, but you know how unreliable they are. Or perhaps, how unpredictable their league is. You don’t want to show up to another 8am Saturday morning game only to find it is scheduled for 1pm. Or better yet, you’re up at the right time, but the game is really being played, not at the field you’re standing on, but instead, across town, over the bridge they’ve being doing construction on for 3 months now. You’ll never make it in time. And you’ll have that annoying, “Sorry for the miscommunication” conversation later. And they’ll beg for you to come to the next game, and you’ll vow to do so but under your breath you’ll mutter, “If I have to get up that early on Saturday morning again, I swear …”


With Sports4E you can take control of the fan experience. You can access schedules online, so you know exactly when and where that special someone is playing. They don’t have to worry about getting you the info. You don’t have to bug them, or more likely, severely question the reliability of their response each week. You can know for certain by looking online, and plan accordingly.

Also, as a fan you can keep track of standings. This can undoubtedly be a conversation piece in the bleachers at the next game.

  • “Does anyone know how we’re doing this year? Seems like the boys have lost like every game.”
  • “Actually, we’re 1-3. Not great, but our last 4 games are against teams at or below .500, so we’ll be alright.”
  • “Wow, thanks. I’m Olivia, Bobby’s husband.” (extends a warm, mitten-covered hand)
  • “And I’m Jennifer, Felix’s fan club. Nice to meet you.”
  • “Hey, we’re goin’ out to brunch after, y’all should come along.”
  • “Thanks, that sounds good.”

Doesn’t that interaction sound nice? Nobody wants to sit through an hour long game on cold metal bleachers surrounded by people you don’t know. All you can think of is if you’re getting too low on eggs in the fridge, when Samantha’s friend’s birthday party starts, and if your husband is going to complain about his tweaked ankle all week or not. It’s much better to make connections to others by knowing the facts, being a true fan, not just someone dragged along without a clue.

And, a sure-fire way to impress that you-know-who is by utilizing Sports4E’s new stats feature.

“Hey babe, so it’s official, thanks to that grand salami you hit in the 5th inning on Sunday, you’re now officially in the homerun lead. Nice work big guy (squeezes his massive bicep). It’s true what they say I suppose, Chicks do dig the long ball.”

Now I don’t know a better way to get a guy goin’ than droppin’ his own stats on him. That’s the most primitive of all sports aphrodisiacs. This works in the dating scene especially. When you’re fighting other girls over that guy, this is the ultimate trump card. The x-factor. The Mariano Rivera cut fastball. Simply unfair.

Mom’s can look at pictures of their sons and daughters online. Buddies can watch videos of their friend’s ankle-breaking touchdown run. Fans can be connected to the teams of the people they love in their life. It’s a beautiful thing. So beautiful, you could sleep in until 11am on Saturday and still catch that 1pm gametime.

One Response to “Are you a Fan, or just a Tag-Along?”

  1. Jenni Jensen Says:

    Are you just a fan or a “tag a long?” Holy Crap! High school girls need this desperately. I used to get so annoyed at their ignorance when they would show up at the games and talk loud about different plays, stats, or try to use the lingo that made no sense at all! They had absolutly no idea how foolish they sounded. What a great idea! I think the title should be… Are you a fan or a girlfriend wanna-be? I love it and I’m praying much much success.

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