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A wise man; the Ultimate Warrior<\/span><\/a> to be specific; once said: blah blah blah skeletons, blah blah blah, sacrifice.\u00a0 <\/span>Rooooarrrrrrrr snarrllllll<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n Chris Jericho said it best about the Ultimate Warrior: I don\u2019t know what he said but it sounded cool yaaaayyyyy<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n Anyway, this isn\u2019t a post about the Ultimate Warrior, Chris Jericho, or professional wrestling, for once.\u00a0 <\/span>Those were referenced just to zone in on a single concept, that\u2019s kind of stuck with me, especially when it comes to trying to tempt fate and potentially get the things that I hope to get: sacrifice<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n I have this belief that seldom do good things occur without some degree of sacrifice involved.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s basically like when kids behave and act good because they want something.\u00a0 <\/span>And when I\u2019ve wanted things like, the Braves winning the World Series, I most definitely think that there should be some sacrifice made by all Braves fans, if they really wanted to see a World Series win.<\/span><\/p>\n A few weeks ago, I dogged on Dugout Mugs<\/span><\/a>, and basically how I thought they were the most useless products on the planet.\u00a0 <\/span>And how in an era of pandemic, wealth inequity, teetering on the precipice of financial ruin everywhere, the absolute last fucking thing anyone needed was a cup made out of a baseball bat.<\/span><\/p>\n One of the last things I blathered about how was that I should probably make a sacrificial bet that if the Braves won the World Series that I should get a Dugout Mug, in spite of just how abhorrent I think they are, because if I really wanted to see the Braves win, I should<\/i> make a sacrifice, after all.<\/span><\/p>\n I wasn\u2019t at all writing all that, in an attempt to superstitiously manipulate fate, and put on a show.\u00a0 <\/span>Believe me, I have done it before, and naturally it doesn\u2019t work, but my disdain for Dugout Mugs is very much legitimate.\u00a0 <\/span>They\u2019re useless products, AND they have a ridiculously ludicrous $70 price point for a fucking hollowed out bat head.\u00a0 <\/span>The Braves winning the World Series would definitely cost me something, that I would never purchase in any other circumstance.<\/span><\/p>\n And despite the fact that I made this bet with myself, and probably zero people even read or knew about it, when the Braves finished the Astros, I went ahead and bit the bullet and purchased a fucking Dugout Mug.\u00a0 <\/span>Thankfully, there was some sort of promotional deal for early purchasers, and I was able to get my mug for not-$70, but it was still basically the cost of a brand new video game once taxes and shipping were applied.<\/span><\/p>\n I didn\u2019t have to do it.\u00a0 <\/span>I could\u2019ve denied everything and just said eating my words should be enough.\u00a0 <\/span>But when it comes to fates and superstition, I am that gullible, so I believe that it\u2019s probably for the best that I remain a man of my word and fulfill the obligation I made for myself if the Braves were to win. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Considering how long I\u2019d been hoping to see this, $57 is a paltry price to pay, and even if I think this mug and all other Dugout Mugs are bullshit, at least everything will taste something like victory for a little while from it.\u00a0 <\/span>Even gross-ass IPAs.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A wise man; 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![the Ultimate Warrior<\/span><\/a> to be specific; once said: blah blah blah skeletons, blah blah blah, sacrifice.\u00a0 <\/span>Rooooarrrrrrrr snarrllllll<\/i><\/span><\/p>\nChris Jericho said it best about the Ultimate Warrior: I don\u2019t know what he said but it sounded cool yaaaayyyyy<\/i><\/span><\/p>\nAnyway, this isn\u2019t a post about the Ultimate Warrior, Chris Jericho, or professional wrestling, for once.\u00a0 <\/span>Those were referenced just to zone in on a single concept, that\u2019s kind of stuck with me, especially when it comes to trying to tempt fate and potentially get the things that I hope to get: sacrifice<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\nI have this belief that seldom do good things occur without some degree of sacrifice involved.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s basically like when kids behave and act good because they want something.\u00a0 <\/span>And when I\u2019ve wanted things like, the Braves winning the World Series, I most definitely think that there should be some sacrifice made by all Braves fans, if they really wanted to see a World Series win.<\/span><\/p>\nA few weeks ago, I dogged on Dugout Mugs<\/span><\/a>, and basically how I thought they were the most useless products on the planet.\u00a0 <\/span>And how in an era of pandemic, wealth inequity, teetering on the precipice of financial ruin everywhere, the absolute last fucking thing anyone needed was a cup made out of a baseball bat.<\/span><\/p>\nOne of the last things I blathered about how was that I should probably make a sacrificial bet that if the Braves won the World Series that I should get a Dugout Mug, in spite of just how abhorrent I think they are, because if I really wanted to see the Braves win, I should<\/i> make a sacrifice, after all.<\/span><\/p>\nI wasn\u2019t at all writing all that, in an attempt to superstitiously manipulate fate, and put on a show.\u00a0 <\/span>Believe me, I have done it before, and naturally it doesn\u2019t work, but my disdain for Dugout Mugs is very much legitimate.\u00a0 <\/span>They\u2019re useless products, AND they have a ridiculously ludicrous $70 price point for a fucking hollowed out bat head.\u00a0 <\/span>The Braves winning the World Series would definitely cost me something, that I would never purchase in any other circumstance.<\/span><\/p>\nAnd despite the fact that I made this bet with myself, and probably zero people even read or knew about it, when the Braves finished the Astros, I went ahead and bit the bullet and purchased a fucking Dugout Mug.\u00a0 <\/span>Thankfully, there was some sort of promotional deal for early purchasers, and I was able to get my mug for not-$70, but it was still basically the cost of a brand new video game once taxes and shipping were applied.<\/span><\/p>\nI didn\u2019t have to do it.\u00a0 <\/span>I could\u2019ve denied everything and just said eating my words should be enough.\u00a0 <\/span>But when it comes to fates and superstition, I am that gullible, so I believe that it\u2019s probably for the best that I remain a man of my word and fulfill the obligation I made for myself if the Braves were to win. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nConsidering how long I\u2019d been hoping to see this, $57 is a paltry price to pay, and even if I think this mug and all other Dugout Mugs are bullshit, at least everything will taste something like victory for a little while from it.\u00a0 <\/span>Even gross-ass IPAs.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A wise man; 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