Musings about sports in general, & Cricket in particular. With baseball season coming up, will look into that, too. And lots of good cricket in 2007, including the World Cup.
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This is where you stick random tidbits of information about yourself.
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20070131
I'm a fairly avid follower of the news, as well as sports. Occasionally, I will give up on the news altogether, like when I've seen one too many car bombings, one too many glaciers melting, etc. Of course, when I'm on vacation, forget it: I'll catch up on things upon returning. Occasionally, there is one story that I cannot stop thinking about, one that lasts "beyond the cycle," as they say. There is a story like that out there now. And it is a little embarrassing for me to admit it because it has nothing to do with the war, nothing to do with global warming, or elections, or government overthrows...nothing to do with what is considered serious journalism. No, the story that preoccupies me is the Death of Barbaro.
First off, I am somewhat enamored of animal champions. Back in my reporting days, I once did a story on the Iditarod, which remains my favorite to this day. Why our furry winners? Well, they don't trash talk, don't demand to be traded or ask for more money, don't boast about their athletic prowess, & don't record God-awful records where they attempt to sing or rap. Think about: Barbaro was probably on SportsCenter more often than Kobe Bryant over the last year, but did that inflate his ego? Bet Barabaro didn't assault any fillies, either. Winston Churchill once said "There's something about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of a man."
R.I.P Barbaro
Labels: Barbaro, horses, Iditarod, Kentucky Derby, Preakness
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20070129
I had pretty much decided to drop this blog, as it became aware to me that I just wasn't posting very frequently on it. It was sheer laziness that kept me from deleting it. Glad I didn't though, as it provides me the opportunity to get back in the saddle, so to speak.
Been a while since I actually viewed a sporting event in person, but I did match both the men's & women's finals of the Australian Open this weekend. Both were fairly dominating performances. It was nice to see Serena Williams back in form--will be interesting to see if she can regain her game of a few years ago. As the women's field seems wide open right now, anything's possible. On the men's side...a different story altogether. After that total demolishment of Andy Roddick, the other men must be peeing in their pants at the thought of playing Roger. (There was a photograph in the local paper of Jimmy Conners talking to Roddick, & they've mishieviously inserted this quote "I advise you to start drinking heavily.") Now begins the long gap between now & the French Open. Luckily, other things are going on.
I''ve really been getting into baseball over the last few years, since there's more opportunity to see live baseball games than cricket ones, where I live. While not abondoning cricket, I plan to start paying more attention to baseball.Labels: Australian Open, baseball, cricket, French Open, Roddick, Roger Federer, Serena
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