Heading into Week 9 of the NSFL season, the San Jose SaberCats were as close to rock-bottom as a team can be in its inaugural season. They sported a 1-7 record and were the losers of six consecutive games. But then the Colorado Yeti came to town.
In what can only be described as a thumping, the Cats took the Yeti to the woodshed. Hanging a cool thirty on what was previously considered a good defense, the SaberCats captured their second win of the season and, in doing so, reinvigorated their fanbase. As has been described earlier, the Cats fanbase was beginning to resemble those of the Knicks or Jets, too ashamed to openly support the team but too loyal to jump ship.
The SaberCats fans were smart enough to know that beating the Yeti’s didn’t mean that their team was suddenly good, so they rubbed in the win they got. At the end of the game, the mailing address for the Yetis was posted on the JumboTron and all of the fans in attendance mailed thank-you cards to the team’s players for giving them their second win.
In preparation for the Week 12 matchup against Colorado, the SaberCats’ fans got a bit bolder, sending preemptive thank-you notes to the Yeti players for their third win. The strategy paid off as the Cats won that game 17-13. And thus, the Hallmark card tradition was born.
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In what can only be described as a thumping, the Cats took the Yeti to the woodshed. Hanging a cool thirty on what was previously considered a good defense, the SaberCats captured their second win of the season and, in doing so, reinvigorated their fanbase. As has been described earlier, the Cats fanbase was beginning to resemble those of the Knicks or Jets, too ashamed to openly support the team but too loyal to jump ship.
The SaberCats fans were smart enough to know that beating the Yeti’s didn’t mean that their team was suddenly good, so they rubbed in the win they got. At the end of the game, the mailing address for the Yetis was posted on the JumboTron and all of the fans in attendance mailed thank-you cards to the team’s players for giving them their second win.
In preparation for the Week 12 matchup against Colorado, the SaberCats’ fans got a bit bolder, sending preemptive thank-you notes to the Yeti players for their third win. The strategy paid off as the Cats won that game 17-13. And thus, the Hallmark card tradition was born.
Word count: 235
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