As all my friends know, I don’t have the best luck when it comes to picking professional teams.

For the most part, my favorite teams from the four major professional sports are never the ones who win championships, make the playoffs or even have a winning record.

These teams are the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Bulls and Oakland Athletics.

Just so we’re clear, I am at the minimum five hours away from one of these teams because Buffalo is about five hours away from my home in Albany.

I’m not going to get into the details of how I became fans of these teams, but the jist of it is that I followed the teams that my dad liked.

For those of you who follow the sports world, you should know that these teams haven’t always been at the top of their leagues.

I know the A’s and the Bulls have had winning seasons these past few years, but the A’s can’t get out of the first round of the playoffs and Derek Rose is basically done because of his knees.

I have been accustomed to losing and disappointment for my whole life.

Besides the Jordan era, not once has these teams won a championship and gave me the ability to be proud of saying I’m a fan of one of these teams.

I’ll give you a quick scenario.

Once a year for a good seven or eight years, my dad and I would go to Buffalo to see a Bills game with a whole bunch of fans through some kind of group.

We would get up around three or so in the morning, get dressed, drive to the pick up spot, get on the bus and off we would go for the long five hour bus trip.

Upon arriving, we would have some cold pizza, do a little tailgating, get some gear and walk around.

Finally, the game was about to start and we took our seats in the frozen metal stands, as we try to stay bundled up from the freezing Buffalo weather.

And after three hours of losing all feeling in my hands and feet, the Bills have added yet another “L” to their record.

Instead of getting to hang out and check out the city, we have to rush back to the bus and drive back another five hours to just wake up the next day and still be disappointed.

Now, does that sound like fun to you?

Of course not.

Spending 10 hours on a bus, just to watch your team lose year in and year out.

This would seem like a waste of time to most people, but to me, it’s the life of a fan.

In order to be a true fan, you must endure the hardships with your team, no matter how much you want to cry and scream at the television.

The best thing you can do, is to hope for the best and wait for the next game.

As an A’s fan, I can speak truthfully about this.

Two years ago, I was about to give up on them.

My dad even was, and that’s saying a lot.

But even though I tried to, I just couldn’t give up on them and luckily for me and my dad, they ended up making the playoffs at the very end of the season.

I know that one of these days the Bills will eventually make the playoffs, and could quite possibly win the Super Bowl.

Even though it’s only a dream and a hope right now, it could one day become a reality.

To those fans who only cheer and root for their team when they do good, and not really care or want everyone fired when they do bad, you guys are the worst.

You make sports and teams that you like not fun to watch anymore.

Either be a fan and stick with them through everything or don’t be a fan of any team at all.

I’m talking to you New York and Boston fans.

Yes, your teams have been known to win many championships.

But don’t pull the same thing every year with everyone wanting Coughlin to be fired or have Eli benched because of a poor start.

Once he wins a few games, I know you’ll be back in the palm of his hand.

And Boston Celtics fan, I really don’t hear you doing too much talking with the pathetic team you have this year.

All I hear is Ray Allen betrayed us just so he could get a ring.

Guess what, he went to a team that wasn’t going to collapse and lose their coach in the next year, and won a ring.

Boo hoo, get over it.

If you complain about your team doing bad for a year and you aren’t a Cleveland Browns fan, don’t come crying to me, because I couldn’t care less.

So, if a team that you follow isn’t doing too hot right now, don’t worry.

As long as you stick with them, something good will eventually come out of it.