I have been meaning to write this blog for like a long time hopefully it comes out ok. I thought today with NFL playoff football starting in about an hour Yes the pregame starts at 3:30 PM. I want to watch it cause I never see the CBS guys cause I watch the fox guys. I like Howie Long (sounds like he should be a porn star when I see it written out) and CBS since Jim Nantz left the pregame it just hasn't been the same the fox guys seem to have more fun. So anyways today would be a good time to talk about what teams I like and how it makes no sense and maybe this is how other people like in sports.
NFL: In the NFL there are 5 teams I have all ways liked. The first one is the Redskins. Not sure why I liked them but Gibbs was a great coach and a great team, Maybe it had to do with how those red Helmets and Yellow bars looked so scary not sure. Besides they won 3 Super Bowls with 3 Different QB's and if I remember right wasn't Doug Williams a Black QB before having a Black QB was Cool. The Raiders I know why I like them. They are the team from across from where I was Born. Not to mention the Silver and Black and be committed to Excellence then if that wasn't enough you have the fans in the words of Mike aka
(e:Vincent) "being a Raiders fan is a way of life" and when he said that it is pretty true. Plus they had a couple of my Favorite Players Howie Long, and Marcus Allen oh yeah How could I forget (going to fuck up the spelling for sure) Lial Alssedo (to bad he took all kinds of things that caused him to be get really messed up) he was a wild man. Since it was the place of my Birth you had the Gold and Red 49ers. Even if you didn't like them how could you Not with Jerry Rice (I don't care what anyone says bets WR ever to play in the NFL). It wasn't just about what he did on the field it was how he carried him self with class and style and acted like he got a touch down before. On top of being a true professional he also worked hard first one to practice and last one to leave the field. Like a lot of people I like the Bills because they are from the city that I live in and I would call them my #1 team. If all 5 of my teams where on and I could only watch one the Bills are who I would watch (I assume that wouldn't change). See these other teams I like but I don't follow them but how could you really would I get 3 TV in the same room and watch all the games.
Not being able to Follow all the games brings me to the 5th team for any of those people reading and paying attention. This is also where I jump into where things get strange. From when ever I started watching sports I have always liked the steelers. I can't remember when I started watching them Maybe when Bubby Brister was the QB or was it before that I don't remember but I have always liked them. Other then Buffalo Pittsburgh is the only city that I like multiple teams from. Yes I'm also a Penguins fan. Again this a thing where I watch them if they play the sabres or know they are on but I not ordering the NHL package to see them. The logical reason would be to think ok I like Pittsburgh but that doesn't make sense. The reason is I have never been there, I was close once at some College where you could see a bridge that I was told went there but you couldn't see the city at all. I also Have never liked the Pirates. This includes when they were the Parent team to the Buffalo Bisons. Even when the had Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla I didn't like them. What makes things odder is there was this NHL debate is Lemiux or Gretzky better I was always a #99 fan myself. But maybe the reason I didn't like the Pirates was for some reason I was a Blue Jays fan.
Well I guess that leads into to Baseball. I admit I like it in person but not on TV, I have watched it but on TV it seems dull. I think that has to do with if you go to a game live you learn what it is like live so on TV it is weird. Buffalo never had a Major league team so I guess Liking the Blue Jays makes sense since they are the close and I have gone to games there before. I do remember a bit of going to one as a kid when the field was on the CNE Grounds. I used to be a Yankee fan, I liked the A's kinda and I used to be a Mets fan. Yes I used to like the New York Metropolitions I was a big fan and when I collected cards All I wanted was Mets and Yankees. Dwight before he was doc and Strawberry where awesome to name just a couple. But after they left I kinda didn't care any more, I think that had more to do with not really being into baseball. That being said going to NYC to see either of those teams would be awesome.
I forgot to Mention something in Football and this happens in sports. Sometimes you will like a Team not because you like them but because of Players they have maybe that was part of why I liked certain baseball teams. It is for sure why I liked the Chicago Bears. One word and you sports fans now who I mean "Peyton" no not manning Walter Payton. As much as I liked Marcus Allen he still came in 2nd to Peyton. I could be wrong maybe it was that he had a lot of talent around him, but no one was as good as Peyton and none of these RBs in the league are as good as him. Yes there are some guys who can run and catch and have more talent but in terms of just running the Ball he was the best or maybe my favorite. That brings me to The Packers. I'm not a fan of theirs but I liked Reggie White (like two other people I mentioned allready he died way to young) and Bret Farve and before him "The Magic Man" nicknamed for how his last name got miss said all the time. So I would watch to see how he did when the games where on. On a personal note what happened this year with him not playing for The Packers and then going to the Jets was just so wrong and I blame him and the Packers it never should have happened he should have played one more year and Rogers could play next year.
I'm sure there are all kinds of reasons why people like certain teams. The thing I wonder about is if you live someplace and then move to a new place and make that home if you will start following and liking those teams. That assumes that the place you move doesn't have a your home team as an enemy then that is different. I haven't done that so I don't know. But there are at least 2
(e:peeps) on this site who have moved so It would be interesting to get there take. Oh yeah and in Indoor Lacrosse I like the Bandits since they are from Buffalo, but what do I do if San Fran gets a team. One last fact I know the XFL was a big joke to a lot of People, I liked it, I think mistakes where made and a lot of them. But the reason the games today start at around 4pm and 8 is because the XFL thought of it 1st and the NFL liked the Idea. I just hope the Steelers game doesn't go past 8 I need to see all of 24. I feel like there is something I'm forgetting but not sure what so if anyone has made it this far thanks and maybe like leave a comment or something.
Well she picked a good game to go to, she could be in the pictures if you can see her you have great eyes. I like the new user picture. On a side note even though I don't go there very often I love the inside of Club Diablo, I think it is the coolest or best inside of a bar I have ever been to. Everyone should go at least once.
my daughter was at that game in the 3rd row. i wonder if she's in any of those pics.