The Worst Sports Day Of The Year
- Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:54 PM
- Written By: Josh Bycel
It's 9:30 p.m. on the West Coast. The Major League All-Star Game is over. I've watched President Obama throw the Eephus Pitch 17 times on the replay. I can't believe I'm going to say this but ... he looked a teensy bit gay. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) Sorry, dude. I love you. So excited you are President. But ... you're clearly an athlete; you have to bring something more than that.
But the real issue here is that we, sports fans, degenerate gamblers, lovers of balls of every color and shape, have NOTHING TO DO for the next 24 hours. We have reached the worst sports day of the year. I mean, there is nothing on. Not even Major League Soccer. I can't believe I have been reduced to "wishing" there was a game between DC United and the LA Galaxy. Wow. It's rough out there.
Here are your options:
1. Get up at 5 a.m. and watch the Tour De France. Yeah, it's cool that Lance is back, but I can't listen to that little British guy say "Peleton" more than 7 million times in a hour.
2. The Swedish Open for men's tennis and the Prague Open for women's tennis. I'd literally rather sit through "The Proposal," "Land Of The Lost" and "Year One," while getting smacked in the balls by an Andy Roddick first serve than watch those tennis tournaments.
3. Get work done.
4. Actually engage in meaningful conversations with your loved ones.
You know what? I'd go with No. 4. How bad could it be? I guess you could get roped into a trip to The Body Shop with your wife or watching "America's Biggest A-hole" with your kids ... but you might just have to suck it up.
Maybe it's better to think of today/tomorrow as our "Off-Season." I mean, every sport has one, right? Even fans need a little break. Hell, baseball starts again on Thursday. The British Open starts on Thursday. There is golf and NASCAR this weekend. NFL training camps are like two weeks away. Then the PGA Championship. Then pro and college football really start. Then the baseball playoffs heat up. Soon the NBA and college basketball season starts. Then the football bowl games and NFL playoffs. Then the Australian Open. Then the Super Bowl. Then the NBA All-Star Game. Then March Madness. Then the Masters. Then baseball starts again. Then the NBA playoffs. Then the French Open. Then the U.S Open. Then Wimbledon. Then the MLB All-Star game and then ... damn, we're back were we started. But let's worry about that next year.
I will leave you with this ... the last scene from "The Natural." 'Cause sports and great moments will always live on in our heads.
