I am the first one to admit I use to get really angry and upset when my team would lose or blow a lead or lose game 5 of the world series in 2023 to the Texas Rangers I was pretty heartbroken especially getting towards the end of the game when I for sure knew the dbacks season was over and texas was about to win the world series I started crying I didn’t want the dbacks season to end or the magical postseason ride they were on that year in 2023 to come to an end.

I tried being positive throughout the whole season last year in 2025 it didn’t really go very well the dbacks tested me in so many different ways tested all the emotions I didn’t even know I had it wasn’t the players was mostly are awful pitching blowing leads in the ninth inning when we were three outs one out away from winning the game it was pretty bad. it would get so bad I couldn’t even watch the ninth inning without feeling anxious or start to get bad anxiety from watching are bullpen pitch in any inning just hoping whoever was pitching wouldn’t blow the game or give up to many runs to the other team.

So i’ve finally decided that for the 2026 season I want to be more positive about my team not let a loss hurt me as bad or effect my mood for the rest of the day win or lose. Ive been a diehard passionate baseball fan for most of my life so i’ve seen the ups and downs of baseball plenty of times this game can hurt you its hurt me plenty of times.

The first real playoff experience i witness was many years ago in 2011 when the dbacks made the playoff it was the NLDS series vs the Milwaukee brewers dbacks were down 0-2 they eventually would tie the series up then game 5 came they lost on a walk off by the brewers it was painful I was so heartbroken over the loss that I just started bawling on the couch. it’s always upsetting when your season comes to an end like that , but for any sports fan of any team this happens to everyone at least wether your a baseball , basketball or football fan this game can either break you or make you it just happens.

in 2023 watching the dbacks season it was a season full of so many emotions I cant remember how many times i wanted to stop watching them play didn’t like the team anymore , I couldn’t take the pain everyday watching them especially during there struggles going 7-25 stretch that was not a fun time to be a dbacks fan.

it was awful everyday was pain and suffering watching them play it was so hard watching a team that started out so good that year being 15 games over .500 to falling so hard by July the team would eventually turn things around and make in incredible run to the world series that year.

There’s been plenty of bad seasons for the dbacks the worst season I can remember was 2021 it was a pretty awful year i am very glad I don’t really remember them losing 17 games in a row that year probably because i was so checked out or wasn’t paying close attention to how many wins and loses they had but we try and not bring up the 2021 season very often.

So for this season I am going to do my best to stay positive and optimistic about my team when they lose a game there’s always something good you can takeaway from a bad loss I used to also complain about the lineup not going to be doing that anymore , you feel so much better when your not complaining about your team everyday 24/7.

I am not saying you can never get upset or angry at your team thats just part of all the emotions through a long baseball season so maybe try and sit back relax enjoy watching your team play its not the end of the world if they don’t win a game fun fact your team isn’t going to win all 162 games thats so unrealistic.