Heartbreaker
...As in what was this weekend and my sports teams.
I should never have done it. Even while I was doing it, I thought to myself: "Jinx." Then I went and did it anyways. When FSU beat Virginia Tech, I got excited. I looked at the rest of the schedule and counted games the Noles could and should win. I had us beating GT, Clemson, BC, close call with Maryland and then losing to Florida (see I was trying to be realistic). Shoulda known betta!
Saturday afternoon (ME: getting ready for a wedding, darting between the bathroom and the TV): FSU takes a loss to Georgia Tech after fumbling the would be game winning touchdown in the final minute of the game. Sigh. A brief stint in the Top 15 is over, now back to clinging to the bottom of the Top 25.
Switch to the Fighting Irish.. ND lets the game get tied in the fourth. After four OT's, FOUR!, and Brandon Walkers missed field goal, Pitt's kicker makes it and wins. My motive? The weekly ND shows are much easier to do when the Irish win.
Saturday night (ME: attending a wedding, pestering my roommates boyfriend to check for scores on his phone): I rooted for my "other" college football team- Texas. All looked pretty decent right up until Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree connect to create one of the most unforgettable moments in college football. One second left and plus seven...for Tech.
Sense a pattern here?
Sunday afternoon (I get home from doing Fantasy Fix and turn on the TV to see stats for Sage Rosenfels): Immediately I text Gregg and learn Matt Schaub of the Texans busted his knee. He's out, Sage is in. Not that I have a problem with Sage or that I expected them to beat the Vikings, but we were on a three game winning streak!
Now before you tell me "Well maybe you should like better teams..." the loss (all of them) is bad enough. And so a new week begins...
Switching to baseball... I made sandwiches with Ryan Howard on Friday.
Not kidding. Woke up at 4:30 am and took the train to Philadelphia. The streets were filled with fans ready to watch the parade and celebrate the first World Series title to come to Philly since 1980. In other words, the place was nuts and it was a quarter past seven in the morning.
In a Subway shop downtown is where I found Ryan. He and Jared Fogle (of Subway fame). The three of us jumped behind the counter and made some sandwiches. In case you are wondering what Howard chose, it was a foot long on wheat (always wheat), roast beef, cheese (Jared refused to put cheese on his), some veggies and honey mustard. Then Ryan went back to grab the light mayo and added some of that too.
He's the second guy from this team that I've spoken with this year. Earlier in the season, I sat down with Chase Utley.
One cool note about our talk, I brought up the decline in African American baseball players within the league and asked him his thoughts as well as what he would say to little kids (of any race) who are listening. He looked directly into the camera and said: "Just play baseball." I liked that. One it was a simple approach and two it represented a thought process that said hey, if you love the game you'll play, no matter what race you are.
The whole interview should be up shortly!
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