To those who read this blog for sports, I apologize. It's been approximately six and a half months since I've blogged about the wide world of sports. However, I do have an excuse: my teams suck. Mizzou's horrible loss to Navy in the Texas Bowl yesterday was just the latest in a long line of recent STL-area suckiness.
One week was worse than the rest. The night was October 8. I was at a funeral. You would think that would be the most depressing thing I endured that day, and it was. That is, until I checked my phone. The Cardinals were up 2-1 on the Dodgers in the bottom of the ninth. The Dodgers had two outs and no one on base. It looked like the Cards were about to tie the series up 1-1. But my screen kept refreshing, that "2" next to the outs refused to change to "3", and I had a bad feeling. A double. Okay, not too bad. We can afford a run. What my phone couldn't show me is how that double really happened. Dodger James Loney cracked one out to left, straight to Matt Holiday, the man who put the spark in the Cards' season. Holliday pulled a Buckner and the ball bounced off his crotchal region (talk about a cup check). A series of hits ensued and LA pulled off a miracle, burying the Cards 2-0 in the series. The Redbirds would never recover, getting swept the next game, and a once-promising season was down the first-round toilet. This has essentially summed up how the sports page has looked in STL for the past five months. Later that night, Mizzou would blow a lead to Nebraska. It was their first loss all year. Two more would follow. As expected, the Rams were in the midst of a never-ending losing streak. Even the Kansas City Chiefs were winless. I hoped to find solace in the Blues, who were coming off playoff year that had the whole city on its feet. But even the Blues started off slow, sinking to the bottom of their conference.
It's a sad thing when you realize you haven't watched a good football game in almost a year. It was distressing having no team to seriously cheer for, being constantly let down. That must be how Cubs fans feel... I have loved sports since I was little and all this losing was causing the unthinkable. I had essentially given up on sports.
So there's my excuse. I am sorry for the lack of sports, but I have been caught up in a tsunami of mediocrity. But with my new-found New Year motivation, you can expect more sports commentary in the coming months. I will try to expand my coverage past the state of Misery--I mean, Missouri. So keeping checking in to Isaac Bruce Springsteen for not just super cool music stuff, but super cool sports stuff as well.
You may now return to your bowl games. [Sniffle.]
