Last night the CalTech Beavers, who hadn't won a conference game since I was negative-6 years old, beat Occidental 46-45 in a classic Southern California Interscholastic Conference bout. Why do we care? No not because this is their first conference win since 1985, but because it just proves that if you're going to lose you might as well lose hard. Personally, I think it's indisputable that being the worst at your sport is way better than being pseudo-bad. Being defeated is way sweeter than being .500. Think about it, these CalTech players now have a night they will never forget, the night they finally WON a game. They have a moment and a bond to last a lifetime. They'll probably get together each year, pop champagne, talk about their newest mindreading computer, and bang their smokin' hot trophy wives, all the while reflecting on this single defining moment. I mean isn't that what sports are for, building bonds through hardship, and having a great memory here and there? To be frank, being .500 must be the worst right? It's like "um ya we are kindof good I guess?" Sweet man. Where's your sick story that you're going to lay on people at an office party? Noone remembers going 15-15 and sucking just enough to miss out on some tourney, but you bet your sweet ass they remember going 1-29 and being magical for one night.
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