Man, being a kid from MN and seeing a great deal of your state teams being the butt of so many lame jokes, it begins to be bothersome. I'm usually good at understanding a team or player who doesn't feel the groove, has an off night, can't make the bigplay, did a little choking in the clutch, its how it goes in the world of competition. For anyone who only knows the position of the fan or spectator to add extra emphasis, they can place blame on just about any stupid thing they can conceive...

I wish I stayed in sports, but insteadI got side tracked with less stressful things. No fault can be placed, simplybeacuse I chose not toblame anyonenor anything for a decision at the time seemed right for me. I didn't like how things were ran in the sports world,and I was only a teen at the time. Maybe I'm sour about abad call the coach made, or I found out the hard way that I wasn't the #1 star, choking in the clutch could mentally scar any player who doesn't have the composure to bounce back... so what is my deal?! Nothing...
Blast into present day, and turn on the TV andwatch a littleSportcenter. WOWSA!! Everything from Terrel Owens media antics, Tiger Woods losing his edge due to age/fatherhood,league officals making VERY questionable calls in big games or situations, the madness... its all crazy, and I can't help but think I could have been apart of that :oops:Guess I'm no better than the people who gander at those celeb magazines.

Besides my dreamy thoughts on what couldhave been. How about the passing NBAbasketball season, current MLB baseball season,and the coming NFL football season.B-ball is notmy best sport (not enough handles to keepup)but I suredo love watching and understanding the play calling and execution. Seems my team the Timberwolves,is hurting simply because they have a super star like Kevin Garn-not, a lack luster bench, and a coaching staff that just isn't doing much besides wearing cheap suits. Harsh opinion or true observation... yea... I hear KG wants a trade and that kind of warms my heart and boilsit at the same time. He may not run the entire team and hasiffygameplay in clutch situations, but the dude hasinfluence! With this, you can either motivateyour team thru example or advice, its not brain surgery.
My Twins are doing what they do, so besides being inconsistent, I got faith they'll make the playoffs in baseball.
Then we have the good ol' once glorious purple people eaters, the Vikings. I love this squad, ever since I was a wee one. The colors, the battle horn, the concept of doing battle like a barbarian on a football field is apretty damn good motto. Yet, over the years, or at least since the 98'season, this team has been a giant snore-fest :cry:No easy feat in expressing such displeasure in my favorite team, but Iforsee a mighty turn around and it may be this coming season. Just think, 98' was a season they had valuable pieces that had to blossum into a mighty cohesive that nearly took them to theSuperBowl. And just in case thats not enough dreamy thinking for ya... a 10 yearwait cycle for theteam to shine once againsounds mighty nice if I must say so myself. As for facts, they have a decent combination of young andveterran players, a coaching staff that is much more familiar with what they got and how they can betterhandle it, future hopes for a new stadium (outdoors, oh yea!!), and a state that is more than willing to fully support them if they put on the goodfight from pre-season to championship.

All this sports ranting is making me hungry.A few scrambledeggs and bacon with wheat toast sounds mighty nice right about now. Since I didn'tfollow thru on buying DiRT when I had the chance, I think its best to continue my time with games I already own, like Test Drive 8)C&C3 is awesome, but I really need to be in the mood to sit down and tweak out on thatkind of game. Possible excuse, or more of a realization that I have plenty of time to enjoy my multitude of new games this summer... never any reason to rush entertainment. Which reminds me, I just got Children of Men and the FOUNTAIN... which one should I watch this afternoon sinceI have the day off from work?? :roll: