Well, I went 0-4 in my weekend football picks.
Turns out the Eagles are good, everyone else was right about the Ravens, and Darren Sproles wasn't nearly squirrely enough. And don't get me started on Jake Delhomme and the Panthers.
But none of that matters.
The football playoffs are a joke at this point. Unless your team is still playing, there is not a single compelling reason to even watch the games. At this point I'll be watching the Super Bowl 100% for the commercials (as opposed to just 60%).
My Vikings are out, and there isn't anything even remotely resembling an interesting subplot with the teams that remain. So, naturally, my interest is beyond waning.
But like I said, none of that matters.
"Why?" You may ask.
Well, because today marks the beginning of the end of the baseball offseason. Today the Hall of Fame Inductees for 2009 were announced.
There is plenty of room to argue about the guys that missed the cut (Bert Blyleven, Jack Morris), and the guys that made it (How does Jim Rice get in but Andre Dawson doesn't?). But I won't bore you with those same, tired debates.
Today we should all just bask in the glory of two simple truths: baseball is coming, and Rickey "Greatest of All Time" Henderson's Hall of Fame Speech will, without a doubt, be the most compelling television (or live if you are lucky) moment of the summer.
The a
nnouncement of the Hall of Fame Inductees is a reason to celebrate every season. It reminds us that baseball is coming. This year we just happen to get the added bonus relishing the thought of Rickey at the podium in Cooperstown.
With or without Rickey, though, this day is one shining light at the end of a very long, very dark, VERY cold winter tunnel. But, when the snow finally melts away, and the grass finally thaws, I'll be ready for another long, warm, glorious summer of baseball.
Pitchers and catchers reporting is still about a month away. But today that doesn't seem quite so long. Today we remember that baseball is alive and well; waiting to save us from the purgatory that is the NFL.
-Juice
Turns out the Eagles are good, everyone else was right about the Ravens, and Darren Sproles wasn't nearly squirrely enough. And don't get me started on Jake Delhomme and the Panthers.
But none of that matters.
The football playoffs are a joke at this point. Unless your team is still playing, there is not a single compelling reason to even watch the games. At this point I'll be watching the Super Bowl 100% for the commercials (as opposed to just 60%).
My Vikings are out, and there isn't anything even remotely resembling an interesting subplot with the teams that remain. So, naturally, my interest is beyond waning.
But like I said, none of that matters.
"Why?" You may ask.
Well, because today marks the beginning of the end of the baseball offseason. Today the Hall of Fame Inductees for 2009 were announced.
There is plenty of room to argue about the guys that missed the cut (Bert Blyleven, Jack Morris), and the guys that made it (How does Jim Rice get in but Andre Dawson doesn't?). But I won't bore you with those same, tired debates.
Today we should all just bask in the glory of two simple truths: baseball is coming, and Rickey "Greatest of All Time" Henderson's Hall of Fame Speech will, without a doubt, be the most compelling television (or live if you are lucky) moment of the summer.
The a
nnouncement of the Hall of Fame Inductees is a reason to celebrate every season. It reminds us that baseball is coming. This year we just happen to get the added bonus relishing the thought of Rickey at the podium in Cooperstown.With or without Rickey, though, this day is one shining light at the end of a very long, very dark, VERY cold winter tunnel. But, when the snow finally melts away, and the grass finally thaws, I'll be ready for another long, warm, glorious summer of baseball.
Pitchers and catchers reporting is still about a month away. But today that doesn't seem quite so long. Today we remember that baseball is alive and well; waiting to save us from the purgatory that is the NFL.
-Juice
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment