I’d probably be more excited to watch a high school football game than a playoff game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Houston Texans. But choosing between the Saints-Lions game and the GOP debate? That’s a lot easier. Last year, the Saints choked against the Seattle Seahawks, in what was supposed to be one of the biggest mismatches in NFL playoff history. Could they choke again? I’m just guessing here, but I don’t think there will be much of an audience for tonight’s debate. Maybe more people will tune in tomorrow morning for the Meet the Press debate. I might watch that one.
How about you?
Go Lions!
I hate watching sports. I dislike America’s obsession with them, especially football — an incredibly boring game. But I might not be staying in tonight, so if I venture out, neither are going to be on the menu.
Bengals fan here. I’m happy with our rookie quarterback even if the team still has a long way to go. It would be great if they could win today, but they’ve done well for a young team. I never get my hopes up after all these years.
Football? I’m just trudging along for the next 4 mos until baseball returns. Looks to be a fairly crummy entering class for the Hall of Fame this year, with the exception of Larkin, and maybe Bagwell. I do think McGwire and Palmeiro will get in eventually once people accept, inevitably, that some clearly deserving HOF’s juiced. I guess Mattingly will never get in at this point, which surprises me.
in six weeks.
Gotta disagree, I hope the juicers never get in The Hall.
And Donnie was the best hitter, in his prime, that I ever saw – he just didn’t last long enough.
I love Mattingly and he was the best (non-juicing) player in his prime that I ever saw.
But Paul Molitor and George Brett were the best hitters I ever saw.
Tony Gwynn was probably the best hitter I ever saw. And so consistent.
My grandfather was born in 1913 and saw just about everyone, including Mel Ott and Babe Ruth. He said Jackie Robinson was the best all-around player he ever saw. Got a chance to see him steal home once, too.
I rarely got to see Gwynn hit. But he was obviously one of the best ever.
Before he started getting injured, Ken Griffey Jr. was an amazing natural talent. Had he taken care of his body he would have shattered Bonds’ HR record, and there was never a whiff of juicing with him. Ichiro Suzuki has been an amazing hitter, too. And Edgar Martinez in his prime was also one of the best pure hitters ever.
For a franchise that’s never won anything, Seattle has had a number of HOF-caliber players coming through the last two decades – Griffey, Alex Rodriguez, Randy Johnson, Martinez, and now Ichiro and perhaps Felix Rodriguez by the time he’s done. And yet it’s one of the only franchises left that’s never been to a WS. Sigh.