My sincerest apologies to all of my loyal readers out there. Yes, all ten or so of you (Hi Mom!). It has been too long since I last left you with some riveting, borderline thought provoking rhetoric. As, you may or may not know (or been able to clearly guess), this is not my full time job. The real source of my employment has kept me somewhat occupied over the last few weeks, but I have managed to seize a few precious moments to once again enlighten you with with the thoughts of the casual fan. I'll catch you up on what's got me going lately in the sports world...for better or worse.
Baseball is upon us once again. When did Opening Day become Opening Week. The opening of the Major League Baseball season has been going on for like a week, and spanned the entire world. It seems a little unnecessary, but..what do I know? The Yankees are off to slow start dropping the first two games...time to panic? Probably not, but anytime you see the O's atop the division...something ain't right.
Basketball is still in full swing. The Heat have looked awfully pedestrian since the All-Star Break going 12-8. They don't seem too worried though, you still don't want to play this team at home. They're coming off a just recently halted 17 home game win streak, and it looks like they'll be playing quite a bit of home games during the post season. While I still see them as the favorites to win it all, OKC has shown themselves to be a legit threat. Oh, and there is this other team just south of OKC...you may have heard of them...The Spurs. Quietly they've won 10 straight, and hold the best record in the West. On a completely unrelated note, I'm getting tired of Dwight Howard. He wants to play in Orlando, he doesn't, he'll try one more year, he wants Van Gundy fired, he loves Van Gundy...stop being so childish Dwight. You're the most dominant big man in the league...act like it!
Then there's my boys, The Knicks...ahhh...these guys just can't catch a break. Just when all is seeming to fall into place in New York, injury strikes...and strikes hard. Amare is likely out for the season, and the story of the year, Jeremy Lin is right there with him. This team was looking so good for a minute. I'm pretty sure I even saw Melo playing some solid defense. Yes, Carmelo Anthony! We'll see what happens going forward. It's mind boggling how a team with this much talent, even without Lin and Stat, can be struggling to hold on to the eighth spot in the playoff race. I can't imagine what would happen if they missed out on the playoffs this year. Chaos!
Then there is the ol' gridiron. The situation with The Saints is seemingly going from bad to worse. I was never a player, so I don't know what goes on in locker rooms, but this does not look good for Gregg Williams. This guy is quickly becoming the poster child for unemployability (I may have just made that word up). In more disappointing news...Tebow is a Jet! This is just sad to me, because the Jets are already dysfunctional. I gotta say I was really hoping he'd go to Green Bay; a team where he was clearly not going to be the starter, but still could have found a function. Now it will surely be all Tebow...all the time. We'll have nothing but "When will Tebow start?" debates on First Take, and even the most loyal Tebow fans can't possibly think this is a good fit. It seems almost identical to last year, only we'll have to listen to Rex Ryan's immutable rants all year as well.
There it is. Again, I apologize for my absence. Although, I can't promise that will be the last of such a truancy. So, until next time...I say a prayer for Tebow, The Knicks as a whole, and wish you all a very Happy Easter.
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