A Week In Review, And It's Not Even Saturday
The sports world is trying to kill me this week. That’s the only conclusion I can logically reach.
First the Red Sox. As I said in a second-hand post to the Sons of Sam Horn bulletin board, I’m not a citizen of Red Sox Nation — maybe a green-card holder at best, which means I admire and would like to be part of what they have, but it’s not mine yet. That said, any baseball fan with a heart save Cardinals fans (who are great fans as well) had to love what happened Wednesday night. It should be noted that the Cards stank it up, but they ran into an absolute buzzsaw. On the night of a lunar eclipse, 18 years to the day after their last disappointment, the Boston Red Sox changed history. (Note to self: figure out some way to get that game from TiVo to DVD.)
Then the Hokies. Really, if you want a good idea of what went through my mind there, first read the halftime report at 17-7 Georgia Tech, then go to the wrap-up at 34-20 Hokies. TechSideline.com was going bipolar and/or manic-depressive most of the game, and I would have joined them had I not been giving cell-phone play-by-play of the entire second half to my cable-less girlfriend (so, best that I was doing so). Conclusions from that are: (1) next time, I want a color commentator, (2) commercial breaks are absolutely necessary for a broadcaster, and (3) better to PBP a team I don’t care about so much, so I can actually speak when the unthinkable happens, as it did repeatedly tonight.
Check out Tom’s and Bret’s takes, too.
29 October 2004 / 2 Comments / Tags: football, baseball