The Reawakening of a Mummified Sports Fan

I have watched a frightening amount of sports these past few days. I received a free ticket to the Tampa Bay Lightning/Chicago Blackhawks exhibition game on Wednesday, and then of course there was the Blue Bomber game last night.

Attending these events must have snapped something in my frontal lobe. How else can you explain my sudden desire to watch the Professional Golf Association’s Tour Championship before I went to work today? (Furyk is looking strong out front, but Goosen’s big 66 today could give him the momentum he needs to win it all tomorrow). And boxing? Why do I care that Sugar Shane Mosley was robbed of a victory last week when he fought Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora? I don’t know, but I was pretty upset watching a rerun of the fight tonight, I’ll tell you.

Now this could be a slippery slope. Hockey, football, golf, and boxing are alright, but what if I start watching poker? Or bowling? Or darts? It is a scary thought.



Sorry all you Wayne Mardle fanatics, but that looks terrible.

Anyways, as long as I’m on this athletic high I figure I’d better share my opinions on a few sports matters in the city…

The NHL in Winnipeg:

Going to the NHL pre-season game on Wednesday got me thinking of what it would be like to see top-level hockey in the city again. When the Jets left for the desert I was too young to really care. All I cared about was the guys with fun names like Teemu Selanne and Tie Domi. However, listening to the crowd on Wednesday it was hard not to imagine how great it would be to see all those fans cheering for a team of their own. Verdict: The talk of getting a team increases almost daily it seems, but things still look uncertain. I'll be optimistic and say that the hockey gods will show pity on us.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers:

I really don’t know what to say after last night’s game. The Bombers have 331 points for and 334 against…and they’re 3-9. They’re a better team than last season in almost every aspect, yet they have a worse record. At this point it seems like someone on the team must have angered a higher power. We’re not getting any breaks and with the Lions playing better the possibility of a crossover spot in the playoffs is getting slimmer. So things, like, seriously suck man.

Dancing Gabe:

Saw him at both the Blackhawks game and the Bomber game. An underappreciated legend. I gave him a high-five.


I guess that’s it. Hopefully next week I’ll be back to watching Jersey Shore like a normal human being.