Every day it seems like ESPN has big news, whether it be something that we actually want to hear, or if it’s just another story on Tim Tebow and Mark Sanchez. I’ve given it a little bit of thought, and these are 5 things that in my opinion were the most important in my eyes. This is in no particular order.
1. The San Francisco Giants amazing playoff miracle. I don’t think anybody, even the Giants’ players, thought that they would come back from down 2-0 when their comeback would have to happen away from home against our own Cincinnati Reds. I remember thinking about how slim the chances were that the Reds could actually blow it if they lost that first game against the Giants. And I honestly thought after leaving that first game that I would buy another playoff ticket WHEN they played in the NLCS. I remember hearing the call on 700 for game 5, when the Reds final batter struck out and all I could do was think “how could they blow it?”. But the Giants made me feel better about my Reds. They knocked off the Cardinals in another series comeback, and then swept the Tigers to win the world series. This is truly one of the great miracles of sports history.
2. The Bengals do it again. Mike Brown mike not be doing anything to help his organization, but the Bengals are showing that they are the real deal, even though they have such a young team. Marvin Lewis is definitely going to bee around for a very long time since Mike Brown doesn’t care about the Bengals and won’t go through the trouble to get another coach, so hopefully Marvin has found a way to guide a team to the Playoffs consistently, and hopefully he can win a playoff game soon to boost his confidence.
3. Chuck Pagano and the Colts. Talk about a great story. Pagano recently won his battle against Leukemia and will be coaching his Colts in the Sunday game against the Texans. Pagano has been the Colts inspiration ever since he had to leave for his treatment, and the Colts have responded well without him. They have the #5 seed locked up, and a nice 10-5 record at the moment. When Pagano steps onto the field on Sunday, you better believe that he’s going to recieve a long standing ovation.
4. My Bearcats! It was great seeing the Cats respond from that brutal brawl against Xavier to go to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2001. Mick Cronin has this team going far, and this year they could climb up to a 2 seed for the tournament, even though they lost their first game of the year last night to a good New Mexico team. The 2011-2012 team gave me motivation to watch every game and attend as many as possible. Hopefully they can improve even more and get to the Elite 8 for the 2012-2013 season.
5. UK finally wins the national championship. If you know me, then you know im definitely not a UK sports fan. But for the state of Kentucky, this was a great moment. This is all we’re known for. People around the country see us as just hillbillies with nothing to do. UK proved them wrong. Even though it doesn’t speak much for the state, it does show that we got something going for ourselves, and that is basketball. UK is struggling this year, but they got a young team, so expect to see much improvement as the year goes on.
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