Monday, January 21, 2008

The longest two weeks in sports just got longer

Normally the two weeks between conference championship games and the super bowl is, in a word, excruciating. It's filled with a lot of predictions, a lot of hype, and then a massive let down when the game blows ass. It's getting worse though. You used to be able to bank on the commercials entertaining you after you realized there's no way the team you bet on is covering the spread. But for the past few years even the legendary commercials haven't been as strong.

This year the two weeks is different though. Mainly because it's all pointless. The Pats are going to win. Why the fuck even bother if the commercials are going to blow too. So now I find myself looking into February not for football, but for baseball. That's right folks! Pitchers and catchers report in three and a half weeks! You thought I had a drinking problem with the NFL? Wait until you watch me try and grind through 162 games with those pink-hat wearing fuckheads over in Fenway. I'll be dead by the all-star break, I just know it.

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