"Bambi! Bambi! Bambi! ”

Jeff Locke raised his hands in the air, clenched into fists, waved and shouted, and slammed the bar door with his back, and then the excited voice reverberated in the bar space, and after overlapping, the momentum doubled, and in an instant it became the attention of the entire bar.

The silence in the bar space was beyond Jeff's imagination, as if his mistake had disturbed the comfort and enjoyment here, Jeff's words couldn't help but pause slightly, hesitant and confused, and after looking around in puzzlement, he looked at Chris Wilson who came in next, lowered his voice, and said cautiously, "Didn't you say that this is a fan bar?" ”

The so-called fan bar is not really a bar that only serves fans, in fact, it is just the name of the fans themselves.

Every match day, fans with season tickets or football tickets go to the game site to watch the game; Fans who don't have tickets have gathered at their familiar bars to find like-minded other fans to watch the game and party together.

Ball competitive sports are definitely an important representative of "it is better to be happy alone than to be happy"; The atmosphere of the bar can always make the game more exciting than keeping the TV at home.

This bar is located on the border between San Francisco's Little Italy and Little Tokyo. The western decoration style of dark brown oak and rough leather, low-key and simple, rough and wild, reveals the traces of time and precipitation, but on the whole it is still a little monotonous, without too much stylized and typical decoration, just an ordinary bar on the side of the street.

"Joe's Bar", a simple to vulgar name, has nothing special to speak of; However, for the local Aboriginal people, this is a family bar with the memories and history of the neighborhood, which has been born for more than half a century, and has been operated in a family way, and the current owner is the third generation, and the "Joe" in the name of the bar is his great-grandfather.

The Wilson family is a regular at this bar. When he was a child, the first time he watched a game, Chris sneaked out with his father and came to "Joe's Bar" without his mother, and experienced the noisy atmosphere of fans watching the game for the first time.

They used to live in the neighborhood just two blocks, but then they moved to the church district a dozen blocks away, but Chris is used to watching football here, and most of the memories of 49 people in San Francisco are related to the bar.

"Guys, what's going on? Shouldn't you party to your heart's content? Chris looked at the bar with a cheerful look on his face, stirring up the atmosphere with cheerful words.

Today there are fifty or sixty people gathered in the bar, and the small bar space is packed; But at this time, there is no imaginary wanton celebration, no imaginary crazy party, and no imaginary singing, people seem a little too calm, but there is a strong sense of disobedience.

Chris widened his eyes, his hands clenched into fists excitedly, dancing up and down, as if he was using all parts of his body to express his emotions, "We just won the game!" And it's a last-minute lore! Didn't you see that catch? That catch! ”

Following in Chris's footsteps, Nate Chandler and Danny Reese also walked into the bar and then stood next to Jeff and stopped. Immediately, they found themselves in the spotlight of the bar.

Within the field of vision, as far as the eye can see, the customers in the bar are all wearing the red jerseys of the San Francisco 49ers' home stadium, and the mighty red looks magnificent, like a flame, igniting the air; Fans of all ages, young and old, all cast their eyes, looking up and down at Jeff and his party, and in the silence, the strong sense of xenophobia became more and more obvious, and it seemed to form an invisible diaphragm.

Looking down, Jeff realized that they were wearing the all-blue jerseys of the UCLA Bruins, which stood out in the red. San Francisco is located in the Bay Area, where Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley are the absolute protagonists, and obviously, they stand here and are out of place.

"Chris, we know, of course we do." A bearded middle-aged man standing at the bar, propped his hands crossed, said with a smile on his face, "Actually, we've celebrated three rounds now. You missed it. ”

Anthony-DiNozzo, the current owner of "Joe's Bar" and also a bartender, spends most of the day soaking in the bar and mingling with regulars.

Chris still raised his hands in the air, with a look of surprise on his face, "This is the end of the celebration?" Shouldn't it be an all-night party? We're beating the Dallas Cowboys! And it's a Jedi reversal! God, this is simply the best game since the start of the season, how can it be celebrated now? You're so disappointed! ”

"For 49!" Chris shouted in a high-pitched voice, and the next moment, everyone in the entire bar raised their beer glasses in their hands and cheered in unison, "For 49!" ”

At this time, the fan atmosphere of the bar was finally revealed, and everyone's eyebrows were filled with joy and excitement. At any time, a victory is enough to dispel exhaustion and worries and brighten up the whole day, and today is no exception.

In the midst of the celebration, a little old man sitting at the bar did not join in, picked up the wine glass in front of him, and walked towards him with a slow pace.

The little old man looked sleek, thin, slightly hunched, with a messy beard on his chin, and simply wore a shabby jersey, not brand new, but with traces of time, and looked like it had been some years. Either veteran fans or homeless people dig out their jerseys from trash cans or donation boxes and put them on their bodies.

He walked up to Chris, shook his head, and then sneered, "Don't be too happy. Everybody thinks of this Chinese quarterback as a savior, but I have to pour cold water on you, he's not. ”

"Jonathan, don't spoil the fun!" Chris spread his hands and wailed and complained, "What's more, he's just a rookie quarterback, and he's playing so well, can we ask for more?" Two weeks in a row have brought us wins, so why can't you just enjoy it to the fullest? Then give a little support so that the rookie can feel warm. ”

The little old man's name is Jonathan Baldin, and he's also a die-hard San Francisco 49ers fan who has loved and supported the team all his life, going through the peaks and the lows.

Since the turn of the millennium, he, like all fans, has been looking forward to the team finding a top quarterback to lead the team back on. But apparently, they have been disappointed for eight years in a row.

"What he needs is not warmth, but a truly sober self-understanding." Jonathan was merciless in his criticism, "Has he won the last two weeks? Yes; Did he do well? Yes. But, that's all, this is just the beginning, and I have to remind you that Alex's rookie season was a hopeful one that ended up being wiped out. ”

"Are you kidding me?" Chris threw up his hands in disbelief, "Alex Smith's rookie season was a disaster, he played nine games in a row, only made one touchdown, and made eleven interceptions!" That's a nightmare! ”

"But, when he was the starting quarterback, he had three touchdowns, no interceptions, and 814 yards in his first three games!" Jonathan fought back hard.

As the top pick in the 2005 draft, Alex had a rookie season not as a starting quarterback, but as a second quarterback.

Alex himself was plagued by injuries and Cody-Pickett, the starting quarterback at the time, was in mixed form, so the two men took turns playing during the season. Overall, Alex has played less than a quarter of Cody's playing time.

In 2006, Alex officially became the starting quarterback. So, this is the controversy between Chris and Jonathan.

Jonathan continued, "That's what I mean. Alex was the top pick in the draft, and we even dropped Aaron Rodgers back in the day to have high hopes for him. However, rookies are rookies, they lack polish, they lack experience, and we shouldn't expect too much. ”

Chris glanced around the bar incredulously and said in surprise, "I can't believe that Lu Ke has just led us to a second victory, two wins in a row, and you are now here to slander Lu Ke's lack of ability?" Oh my God, so what are you expecting? Did both games win by sweep? This is the NFL, not the NBA! ”

"Chris, Jonathan has a point." Someone in the crowd chimed in, "Two victories, that's a fact; However, the rookie was inherently inexperienced, and the quarterback looked too thin, with far less muscle explosiveness and muscular endurance. We're just lowering our expectations. ”

Chris's mouth opened wide, his eyes full of astonishment, "Two victories, but still can't get your support?" So what do you want to see a Super Bowl in your rookie season? Absurd! ”

"Chris, you're mistaken, we're just lowering our expectations, nothing. The quarterback, who has done a really good job over the past two weeks, and that catch in the last minute of the day was really good. A shout rang out from another corner, followed by a burst of whistles and cheers.

But Chris still felt uncomfortable, "So you mean, this week's game, or should Alex play?" ”

Jonathan nodded in affirmation, "Rookie is still a rookie after all, and he won the game by luck today; In the next game, we still need Alex's leadership, his experience, his experience, that's all crucial. ”

"Dog/!" Chris scolded back, "How come I don't know, when did you start liking Alex?" At this year's draft, you can't wait to replace Alex Smith with Colin Kaepernick. What, now you're starting to support Alex instead? And with the rookie quarterback playing so well? Absurd! It's ridiculous! ”