Eternal Sunshine of the Sports Mind
There is nothing so optimistic as a sports fan. Each year I'm convinced of the fact that my Leafs, if they could just make it to the playoffs, could coax an extra amount of unrealized skill or vets could have one last gasp of glory and lead them to the cup... each year I'm wrong.
Each year I'm convinced that if the Jays could just put together a solid streak... their pitchers realizing their potential and the bats breaking out of long slumps... maybe, just maybe they could lead them to the playoffs... or a wildcard birth atleast... and each year I'm wrong.
Look at the Jays this year... sitting just 5.5 games out of the wildcard with only 2 hitters hitting over .270 and of them, only one hitting over .300. Our multi-million outfielder is barely out hitting our $300,000 2nd baseman. Our shortstop position hasn't been solid since the days of the second coming of Tony Fernandez (I'm including Manny Lee there as a solid contributer... that says alot about the state of our shortstop position). Now to be fair, they've done a great job with a cast of injured players, and Matt Stairs has added the rejuvenated vet card, but my mind still can't grasp that nothing is going to happen out of this. I still am deluding myself into contriving possibilities short of opposing teams getting swallowed up by the ground of how the Jays can make the playoffs.
Oh well, if they don't, there's always next year... and the Leafs season... and the Raptors season... the cycle continues
posted by Dave @ 8:08 AM
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5 Comments:
Wow! Two blogs in a week. Slow down young buck, you just might hurt yourself.
As a Leafs fan, you should have the phrase "there's always next season" tattooed backwards on your forehead ... so you can read it as you are banging your head against the mirror.
Yeah, the Jays are a real disappointment this year. I was really hoping... I still think, though, that their best chance of getting into the post-season for the first time since 1993 would be to move to another division. Maybe the NL Central? I think we could win that pretty regularly -- I mean honestly, the BREWERS are winning it this year! And just look how being in the Atlantic Division has helped the Raptors: hurray for winning the division with a .573 win percentage!
The Leafs, on the other hand, are just hopeless: sorry, but I just don't see them doing anything this year. Not that that will stop them from raking in more cash than any other NHL franchise, and by a rather large margin: the Raptors may have an easy division, but only the Leafs have fans stupid enough to pay that much for seats to see a losing team :P.
Maybe we're just watching the wrong sports. Are the Rock still any good? I can't say I'm a huge lacrosse fan, but I'm open to different possibilities... :)
I always said that CBC should have shown Lacrosse games during the lockout instead of movies on Saturday night. I've watched one lacrosse game and it was good fun. I don't know why it isn't televised more.
And Eric... at least if (and that is a BIG if) we get players to come to Toronto we don't trade them for pennies on the dollar because they (or their wives) want to leave!!!!
We trade them for pennies on the dollar because our management is incompetent! Take that Edmonton lover!
I'm glad you're such an optimist. Remember 'way back when the Blue Jays won 2 World Series???Long time ago, that was! So it's possible--you're young--you may just see it in your lifetime!
Good to hear from you again!
You've gotta get into the Toronto FC. I don't think they're doing sooo hot, but it's more fun to watch than lacrosse.
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