Farewell:
Boredom. The powers that be in sports have created the PERFECT STORM of SPORTS this week. The NHL Stanley Cup was decided this week congrats Blackhawks, the NBA Finals has been terrific, College Baseball Super Regionals start today, NASCAR & MLB continue their seasons, and oh there is this little thing going on in South Africa called the World Cup that happens once every four years. If you are a sports fan and cannot find anything to watch that you like then you might want to talk to your cable company because whatever your paying is too much. I will watch some World Cup, College Baseball Super Regionals, & NBA Finals all on the same day. Tears of joy, although by the end of the week they may be tears of pain because my thumb hurts from changing channels so much to catch all the action.
Big Baby. "I felt like a Beast." Big Baby Glen Davis is no longer hello Big Beast. Big Beast & his mini-me Nate Robinson carried the Celtics to a game four NBA Finals victory. Boston's bench outplayed the Laker's starters for almost the entire fourth quarter. They did it with energy, effort, and emotion. The latter lead to two technicals, but ultimately neither hurt as the Celtics evened the series. No Tears. Goodbye Baby, Hello Beast!
Big 12. Colorado and apparently Nebraska will both say so long to the Conference with the most (tied with the SEC) appearances in the BCS Championship Games. Maybe though Texas getting all the money is no longer tasting as good to these two especially with promises of greener & tastier pastures in the PAC-10 & Big Ten. Is the Big 12 still salvageable? Absolutely. If Texas stays it still works. I know Nebraska is a storied program on the rebound, but they are not what they once were and Colorado has not recovered since the scandals. Nebraska will be hard to replace, but not irreplaceable. Tears NOTTA. I have no tears for any BCS conference losing teams or imploding only tears for the WAC losing Boise State.
Indifference. I have never disliked MLS, but sort of been indifferent to it. I would watch the occasional game or MLS Cup if nothing else was on. I attended my first game Wednesday, between Real Salt Lake vs. L.A. Galaxy. Galaxy were undefeated, notice I said undefeated past tense, thanks to a goal in the 81st minute by Real's Javier Morrales. The game was about as much fun as a pair of crabs in a bucket (which is a good time trust me). It was very exciting and the crowd was awesome, not even a 30 minute lightning delay could lower my impression of the what a first rate event the game was. No tears here only good times and lots of new chants.
Boise State. A breaking event the WAC bids farewell to Boise State, which leaves the conference well empty. The WAC has to be devastated. It will be interesting to see if Boise State can be as dominant in a far stronger conference. Tears only a few, because I will have to deal with BYU fans on a consistent basis now, that includes Mark & Martin the Fayetteville Cougars.
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