[Devils-list] "we" "us" - since when are you on the team?

[Nicole Goulet]

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From: "Jennifer Ellis" <bud8gurl@hotmail.com>
To: <devils-list@badweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Devils-list] "we" "us" - since when are you on the team?


> << Excuse me, but some of us identify very strongly with the team and
> consider it part of our 'family' so to speak. No, we may not be the
players
> on the ice or the coach, but we feel like we are right by their side
through
> the good (and bad!) times. So it's only natural that we'd use words like
> "we" or "our" on occasion. >>
>
> It does sound a little odd sometimes.  I guess if you are actually FROM
the
> area they are YOUR team.  I mean don't they say at games (like in the
season
> opener) "Ladies & gentlemen...Your 2000-2001 New Jersey Devils"????
>


One big reason I consider them "my" team is because I watched some of these
guys down in ALBANY before they got called up or when they got demoted for a
while.. Brylin, Elias, Sykora, Madd Dog, White, Pandorko, et al. I don't
think it's a coincidence that Madden and Sarge are among my fave Devs, and I
followed them on the Rats.