The Sports Doldrums
Sigh.
This is probably the toughest time of year for a sports fan.
Baseball has just started spring training. Yes, I follow the Red Sox (and have for a very long time), but they’re not even playing split squad practice games against themselves yet, let alone Grapefruit League games. True, there’s always the Manny drama, but that’s gotten old too.
Football is done. Being a NY Giants fan, the Super Bowl was a bore. But it was still pig, and there won’t be pig until August at the earliest.
Forget the NBA. The days of Bird, Magic and Jordan are long gone, and what the NBA touts as basketball isn’t what I’d call basketbal, so it is boring. And I don’t like hoops that much anyway. College is going strong, and we’re poised on the brink of March madness, so hopefully that will hold my interest for a nanosecond or two.
Hockey? Well, the US Olympic Hockey team (read that American NHLers) was a bust. And fitting. How do you take guys two days away from the NHL and expect them to play like a team. Not going to happen. And the NHL (Go Bruins! Get out of last place!!!) is boring this year too.
So, we can wait. I did happen to catch some fascinating stuff on ESPN last night, while waiting for dinner at the Outback. The Viking Obstacle Course Challenge. Check it out. It is sponsored by Viking (the kitchen appliance people) and was pretty wild.
Until life renews with Opening Day, I’ll just have to get by…..