Inaugural Post

This may seem to be an odd day and an odd hour to begin a blog, more specifically a sport's blog. Today really is the beginning of nothing. Even the NBA careers that began today will soon be put on hold for who knows how long. We are currently in the middle of another lockout of one of the four "major" sports in the United States, at the cusp of a second lockout, in the middle of the MLB season, and well the NHL doesn't really matter and why it is considered to be a "major sport" in the United States is beyond me. Perhaps we do it just to keep the Canadians happy, but nevertheless I do believe that the majority of sports fans in the United States would most likely consider the fourth "major sport" to be College Football, which if the NFL doesn't solve this mess will be the only reason I stay sane this Fall.

... I digress. Which honestly is why I am beginning to this blog. In the past I thought a political blog would be my thing. I have an opinion about everything and frequently that opinion is passionate and unabashed and with politics it is no different. For the most part, however, I just find them to be a downer and to mean too much, which is why sports is so great. It can mean so very much in an instant, but the next day everything will be okay. I absolutely love the Braves, but if they lose there is always another game, another series, another year even (which once Ted Turner sold the Braves the later has seemed to be the most significant "another" unfortunately). I mean, yeah, it hurts at the time. Watching the Braves lose to the Giants in the NLDS last year was awful, especially since the Giants were doing what every single sport's fan ever hopes their team will do in the playoffs - become better than what they actually are.
            
It is no secret the Giants were not the best team in the MLB last year nor is it uncommon knowledge that the Mavericks were not the best team in the NBA this season. They both just turned it on at the right moment, which reminds me UConn did the exact same thing in March Madness. We seriously have been in year of mediocre greatness and it has been awesome. Awesome for the Giants fans who longer have to deal with Barry "the Roid" Bonds and got a championship by not bringing him back even though we wanted to continue to play. Awesome for Dirk who actually stayed with his team instead of "taking his talents" elsewhere.

...sigh... But yes I am writing this because I spend multiple hours each day checking scores, reading articles, playing fantasy sports (all but hockey), and thinking about sports and I like every serious fan of sports think I have something extra to add to the already over-saturated "sports article world" if there is such a thing and also just to get my thoughts off my chest. But being that it is late I am going to go to bed and I post later today my thoughts about the NBA draft and anything else I feel like mentioning... ADD is my gift.