Talk about storybook: Saints qback Drew Brees broke the record for most yards in single season with a touchdown pass on Monday Night Football in his home stadium, in the city with one of the closest bonds to its football team in the NFL, New Orleans.
It's been a long time since I've posted here, on what had become my sports blog in recent years, since I moved most political etc. content to Dreaming Up Daily. Partly that's because I'm less and less interested in major league and college sports. Add up all the bad behavior, the obscene paychecks and money in general, the increasing evidence of physical damage in football, and all the commercials breaking up the rhythm of the games, I'm much less regularly engaged. Then there's the absence of compelling teams, individuals and stories, at least for me at my age.
So the whole thing is getting to be a road too much travelled, or, a rut. The NBA season is starting, and I'm really not interested. The Lakers are one of the few major teams not to improve themselves with trades, and seem to have gotten worse. They traded their key sixth man and kept the guy who lost them the playoffs last year because his girlfriend left him. I don't even look for their scores anymore. I loathe Miami and although I thought I might find something in the new Bulls, I guess my era is over. Magic and Kareem. Michael Jordan. Shaq and Kobe. Now it's pale imitations at best.
It was fun when the Pirates made a little run last season, and the longsuffering hometown fans got to cheer. The Giants are worth following but not often worth watching on TV. Nothing much is worth watching on TV, and that's the problem.
The Steelers are in my genes, so I always root for them, but the truth is I can't watch their games, even the few that are available here. They are just too hard to watch. From an entertainment perspective, they are simply not fun to watch. I enjoy watching Drew Brees and the Saints, and I enjoy watching the Packers, and that's about it. I have a rooting interest in the Niners if they get past the first round of the playoffs, for they seem to have the better chance of making the Bowl. But I'm about to give up my cable, and my disenchantment with sports viewing is making it easier.
