I thought your initial post was great, Tex. It's too bad if it was misunderstood by anyone. I don't think Tex was saying us older guys are smarter or better fans. He's just saying we suffered through some really bad seasons but had fun doing it simply for the love of the game and the love we have for the White Sox.
Me personally, I had some of my best times going to games in 1970 when the Sox won a total of 56 games. I was at numerous games when the attendance was under 2,000. I was at a double-header when the attendance was 672! Suffering through those kind of years have made these recent years all that much sweeter.
I can be negative at times. I'll come right out and say, I don't want Brent Lillibridge making the team. We can all have our favorite players and there will always be those guys that make us a groan a lot. There's a fine line between pissed off and being negative I suppose. I get pissed off each time the Sox lose, even in spring training, but I try not to be negative about the Sox.