Sports Fans Lament

By: Rick Vergoni Click author's name for more of his/her articles

Well here it is again, that feeling every sports fan has when their team does not make the post season. That empty feeling that just will not seem to go away. You know the fans I am talking about. You can spot them a mile away; they have an overly excited outlook on the football season right now, and probably the biggest tell tale sign is this statement. “ I don’t care about baseball it is football season”. Yeah right.

Football, as great a sport as it is, can never truly take a hold until the World Series has been won. Yes it is a great opportunity for those unfortunate fans whose team doesn’t make the playoffs to look forward to watching something other then bad reality TV, or worse having to watch the team that has eliminated your team from contention continue on it’s quest for a championship.

For every sports fan October is like a double-edged sword. On one hand you are looking forward to not only the NFL season, but also college football, hockey and basketball. Well for those of us who have DIRECTV the so-called leader in sports we can forget about the hockey games on the Versus channel because they don’t offer it anymore.

Sorry I had to get that out, it aggravates me that I pay so much money a month and I now I cannot watch the Boston Bruins games, oh and I can’t cancel my service or I have to pay a cancellation fee so I am stuck, for now. How about this DIRECTV, give me the channels we signed up for, or let me out of the contract. Oh wait; we are, in the form of a lawsuit filed last month, but I digress.

Okay focus. This year, as many years before I have the luxury and the curse of having my baseball season extended. It is a great feeling, but I can’t focus completely on football until the Yankees win the World Series. Yes I am a Yankees fan. Last year was a painful season that is as rare as a snowball in Texas, but every once in a while it happens. So I was able to use the same excuse all fans use I don’t care it’s football season. Saying it convincingly, like I was truly excited about watching the Cowboys play. Yes I am a Dallas Cowboys fan. Inside though I felt like someone came to my house kicked my dog and ran away with my bike. To have Tony Romo build up my hopes of possibly extending the football season and then crushing me with yet another Romo screw up. It was a long winter to say the least, scouring the YES Network for classic Yankee games.

This Year, The Yankees are back where they should be, seeking championship number 27. The best thing about this year is, I don’t have to focus only on football. Dallas is off and running nowhere, and thanks Romo for blowing it in beginning of the season so I don’t feel the need to watch the games. I am anticipating being in trouble after the World Series.

To all of you out there who now “ Don’t care about baseball because it is football season”, There is always the possibility of next year, and hopefully your football team is making the transition worth it for you. If not, I hear the Biggest Loser show is pretty good.

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