There are always warning signs to addiction.
Addicts often experience mental and emotional instability, changes in physical appearance, and a sudden rejection of family or friends.
Fans, then, are addicts.
First and foremost, we are fanatics, the root of the term “fan.” We cheer wildly in large groups of strangers for players most of us have never met. We dress up in costumes like children on Halloween to show our team pride.
And, for a brief few hours, we push away everything in our world that doesn't revolve around that day's game.
Friends, family, work? All an after-thought.
However, in our nearly uncontrollable fanaticism, many of us also forget to truly examine our passions, to compare the fantasy in our minds with the reality on the field and see if they match up.
This offseason, the scuttlebutt surrounding the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim has centered almost exclusively on the starting pitching, with a slight foray into third base.
Now, that is not to say that these issues do not have their place in our minds, because they do.
The moment John Lackey and Roy Halladay were out of reach, Angels fans were immediately critical of the front office and horribly afraid for the future.
Months later, many are still questioning who will step into that all-important “ace” role.
A few have also wondered what kind of player Brandon Wood will be as he enters his first full season as the Angels' third baseman.
However, these are not the only questions we should be asking. Or rather, they are only a part of the larger questions that we as fans must keep in mind for the season to come.
Here are the top three questions the Angels will have to answer in 2010.
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