But especially me. Not anymore anyways. Philadelphia ended my mouth-watering, panty-dropping perfect baseball gambling record for the 2010 by falling to the Giants last night, ending my streak to start the playoffs at 9 in a row. Unfortunately, due to school interfering with my Tu-Th television watching, I wasn't able to catch anything but the bottom of the ninth at Oliver's (a local bar), only to watch the Wizard of Oswalt allow former Sox infielder Juan Uribe to follow the yellow brick road to a game 4 victory.
I'm not sure if any of you even follow baseball playoffs when local teams are out of the race. I know I find it hard to watch baseball when my teams are not involved - unless of course money is on the line in some capacity. I could watch football games without money on the line, if only for the simple fact that football wipes their asses with other professional sports in terms of entertainment. I'm sure others would contend, and with good reason, that hockey is their favorite form of sports entertainment. Hockey has captured the attention of Chicago the past couple of years and is an excellent sport to watch in person. I got into it a little bit last year but would not consider myself a fan of the Hawks, but I was definitely happy for all of my Hawks friends (Luzz-man, Jay, my cousin Tony, Hurley, etc.) when they did win, as I know they were followers of the team during the Dark Ages (mid 90s-mid 2000s).
All this being said, I still think football is the best sport- although with their outlawing of hitting people and eventual evolution towards turning into a flag football league, it soon may dissipate down the sport rankings if it keeps up this pattern. Football without hitting is like a TV with no electricity, a cookie without the milk, a crackpipe without the crack. I understand player safety must be a concern to the NFL, but have they ever thought that these folks who are being told to avoid the hard hits might be putting themselves more at risk for injuries themselves through their half-assed hits? I could see some of the stronger receivers and runners taking advantage of the pussification of the NFL by lowering their helmets into defensive players even moreso. When these guys became players, they knew the inherent risks of the sport, which include concussions, leg/ACL injuries, etc. And oftentimes, you'll see these players with much shorter lifespans than other professions. However, people have always known this, and the idea of the sport changing now, while beneficial to the players, would ultimately end with the diminishing of the sport itself.
At least that what B-Bo Knows. But who knows if I'm right. After all, I'm not perfect.
I've been following the baseball playoffs, but it is hard to sit through an entire game. I've been watching a couple games each series, if the pitching matchup interests me(i.e. Lincecum vs Halladay tonight) and just watch highlights in the AM(no Saved by the Bell for me). Sometimes, it is better to just watch the last couple innings or highlights.
ReplyDeleteFootball is definitely my favorite sport too, followed by basketball. Hope the NFL doesn't change too much.
I hope NFL doesn't change much either. With future labor problems heading into next year, it might be unavoidable, hit-stick fines or not. I bet the NFL doesn't change that about the Madden games- damn hypocrites.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the baseball thing. I love good pitching matchups myself and regret not being able to see the game tonight. Hope it is a good one for your sake. Prediction: 3-1 Phils, but not betting.