Sorts of Sports

Opening Day 2011

Editor's Note: Topher will be giving us weekly updates as the baseball season progresses. Stay tuned for ranks and rankings and see who's hot and who's not all season long.

It has been nearly two depressing months since the Packers defeated the Steelers in the Super Bowl. February is notoriously the worst month for sports fans (except in Olympic years and frankly even then, it usually sucks). Speaking of the Super Bowl, who knows when the next time we might see one of those is; thanks to the unfathomable greed of the owners and players, alike…New England got 9,000 inches of snow this winter… Gas prices are rising towards $5.00/gallon (thankfully I drive a fuel efficient F-150…ehhh)…This March Madness will go down as one of the best in history but in the meantime I will angrily reflect on the hours I have spent screaming at the television over losing bets by half points on last second free throws and blocked shots… Angry Birds is currently in my top five “to-do” list every morning… The economy continues to be in the toilet… There is little absolutely nothing to look forward to for anyone graduating college this semester… The world is on the brink of civil war… I am starting to believe NBC’s “The Event” is based strictly on fact...Carson Daly is the host of a new television show… Youtube.com sensation “Friday” by Rebecca Black, enough said…

In the immortal words of Harvey Dent (and probably some really wise guy wearing a loin cloth 3,000 years ago) “The night is darkest just before the dawn.” And just like that… Major League Baseball is upon us. Baseball season is here to remind us of some of the simplest joys in life; warm weather, wiffle ball, barbeques, and cold beer. Baseball is America’s Pastime because it is more than just a game. It’s the official kickoff of springtime, and the new beginnings that the change in seasons brings every year. (I even smiled on my way into the gym this morning at the sight of Daffodils sitting on the check-in counter top.)  Wake Up America…let’s play ball. Loving Baseball is American. Being American kicks ass…flow chart that= Baseball kicks ass.

Never thought I would say this but thank God I have to work tomorrow morning. Otherwise the chances are 100% that I would down a bottle of Jack while watching “For Love of the Game” (probably more than once) in anticipation of the 2011 MLB Season.

P.S even people in Baltimore have something to be excited for as the Orioles currently sit on top of the AL East…well at least until Saturday.

P.S.S To the good folks of Connecticut- you still do not have a professional baseball team however you all seem to have some “great” reason for why you like the Yankees, Mets, or Red Sox. Let’s be serious: you all wait until July 1, see which team is doing the best and then go to the local Sports Authority and purchase that team’s hat…your gig is up, you are not fooling anyone.

I am not sure what the third “P.S” is but…Manny is back in the AL East and I, for one, could not be more excited.