Keeping that thought in mind, I still aim to do a little criticizing, condemning, and complaining.

I don’t think it’s a mystery I’m a fan of Miami sports. I love the Miami Dolphins and have been a fan of the franchise since I was three-years-old. I’m a devoted follower of the Miami Hurricanes (baseball, football, and basketball), and have followed their exploits as long as I can remember; certainly long before they ever won a National Championship.

I’ve also been a huge supporter and fan of the Florida Marlins, Florida Panthers, and Miami Heat ever since those franchises came into existence, foregoing my allegiance to the teams I rooted for as a child once Miami gained professional teams in those sports.

There’ve been times, too, when I’ve been able to look at those franchises with real substantial hope they would win a title.

Yet, it’s been very rare over the past five or six years that I’ve been able to harbor the same kind of dreams for the teams I love. Instead, far too often, I’ve had my dreams dashed and have had to settle for watching the teams I love wallow in mediocrity.

Isaac Disraeli once wrote, “It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us.”

Nothing truer could ever be said, and it’s a wretched taste Miami fans are having to choke down lately. (more…)