So I haven't written in a long time, by my standards at least, but this week I felt compelled to write about sports in general and what is going on in the world of sports.
First Off: Dodgers
All I want to say is GO BLUE! But, I'm going to say more. The Dodgers have, in the last week, become only the second team in MLB history to start the season 12-0 at home. The first being the Tigers of 1911. I am super excited for this for several reasons... one: the Dodgers have the best record in baseball right now at 20-8...two: Chad Billingsley has the best win record at 5-0 on the season....and three: ITS THE DODGERS! Now those who know me well know that I have more teams that I hate than teams that I like, as comes with years of living in a family that cherishes sports as much as mine does, and being a white person in Southern California (where Raidernation is, unfortunately, alive and well). However, as much as I hate any team, I love the Dodgers more. I was born in DTLA a mere couple miles from Chavez Ravine and have lived in LA county for the entirety of my life. On top of that, my grandmother, who lived in New York for the early years of her life, grew up with the Dodgers on the East Coast when they were in Brooklyn, and moved to Pasadena merely a couple years different of when the Dodgers fled New York for the fun and sun in Southern California. So, Blue runs through my veins, not only because it is oxygenated of course.
Second: Eagles
To continue with the teams I love, the second story must of course be about the Eagles. There really isn't that much to say other than, sadly, they lost a couple really good players that I have come to enjoy watching run through the D-Line. Correll Buckhalter was traded in the off season as well as LJ Smith, losing a great Runningback and an awesome Tight End. They also lost Greg Lewis, a Wide Receiver, and Tra Thomas, a Tackle. The one, however, that I am most sad to see go is Safety Brian Dawkins, who ended up on the Denver Broncos. Dawkins signed as a rookie with the Eagles in 1996 and has played there ever since. So losing him is tough. On the positive side, though, the Eagles did a great job with the NFL Draft a couple of weekends ago. Really their biggest hole was in the Wide Receiver position. Donovan McNabb has really lost some great talent in losing people like Freddie Mitchell, Terrell Owens, and Dante Stallworth over the years, but they picked a great receiver from Mizzou in Jeremy Maclin who in his final year went for 1260 yards and 13 touchdowns. All in all I'm looking forward to the coming football season.
Third: NBA Playoffs
I hate the Lakers, more to the point I hate Kobe Bryant. So seeing the Lakers lose game one to the Rockets was fun. Hopefully they lose out and I can forget about them for another year until people start putting their flags up again. Bandwagoners unite! It has been fun seeing the Denver Nuggets win over the Mavericks though. Not really a fan of Texas, so Mavericks, Spurs, The Alamo, President Bush's, these would all be things I avoid. So, again, seeing the Nuggets spoil their chance to go to the Championship is exciting. However, I was sad to see the Bulls run at something awesome under command of rookie Derrick Rose, who is one of the best players I have seen in a very long time. In reality it doesn't matter who does well, because it seems inevitable that the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to be this years Champions under the leadership of NBA MVP LeBron James.
Finally: NHL Playoffs
Finally hockey is almost over! All I can say is that the Ducks surprising the Sharks in round one was pretty cool, and them being up 2 games to 1 over the Devils is also cool. Sorry Mr. Kevin Smith, your home team is going down. The only reason I would root for any team in the NHL is because of a player. I have no home team I feel compelled to cheer for, so this one goes out to Goal Keeper Jean-Sebastien Giguere. Winning the Stanley Cup MVP Award when your team doesn't even win the Championship is pretty darn epic in my book.
Side Note:
The UC Irvine Anteaters, my former school, and former bane of existence, are now atop the standings for NCAA Baseball. So, go Anteaters!
Another Side Note:
I hate the San Francisco Giants, New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders, Washington Redskins, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Miami Hurricane, Texas Longhorns, Oklahoma Sooners, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Lakers, New England Patriots, and the East Coast Pollsters who think the Pac-10 is a weak conference.
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