RealClearSports
Advertisement

Disgruntled Maple Leafs Fan Sells Loyalty on eBay

Puck Daddy

A loyal Toronto Maple Leafs fan his entire life, Lee Kirby's frustrations with the franchise reached their zenith this month as they struggled to the worst start in team history. So he finally decided to put a price on that loyalty: Placing his "allegiance up for the highest bidder" on eBay, and vowing to ditch the Leafs for whatever team the winner chose for him.

"I will remove all Leaf Memorabilia from my home and replace it with the team of choice of the winning bidder. I will root for my ‘new team' whenever they are on TV. I will argue with the guys at work that my new team is the best," wrote Kirby. "The best part for me is now I can laugh at the Maple Laughs."

The bidding for "Very Used Toronto Maple Leafs fan" began at 1 cent. After 13 bids, Kirby's fan...

Read Full Article »

Recommended Articles

Rangers-Devils Blood Feud May Erupt

Filip Bondy, New York Daily News - May 14, 2012

This whole thing, all the rancor and resentment you get now from John Tortorella vs. Peter DeBoer, really has its roots in a 1982 migration, when the Devils moved from Colorado to Jersey and became the fiscally responsible... more »

Kings Turn Coyotes Into Roadkill in Game 1

Allan Muir, Sports Illustrated - May 14, 2012

onathan Quick carried more than his share of the load to help the Los Angeles Kings advance to the Western Conference Final. Sunday night, his teammates returned the favor. Quick took an evening off from Conn Smythe contention,... more »

Brodeur Realizes Lundqvist Is Now on Top

Steve Politi, Newark Star-Ledger - May 14, 2012

Devils-Rangers has a chance to be one of those epic playoff series fans will talk about forever. If only the Rangers didn’t have such an enormous advantage in goaltending. Hey, don’t point the pitchfork at me. This was the... more »