Well it's high time I posted in this thread... so much has been going on in the sports world recently. I'm not going to cover it all here, but I'll briefly go over what's going on in my areas of sports expertise (MLB, NHL, NFL). Starting with the most painful one (for me), Major League Baseball.
As I've mentioned before, the Houston Astros are my team. And as anyone who has been following any MLB team will know, the 'Stros season officially reeked
. Finishing the season with a league-worst (and worst in franchise history) record of 55 wins and 107 losses, one almost had to be relieved that the regular season ended last Wednesday
. There were bright spots during the season however. José Altuve, the rookie second baseman for the Astros, had a very impressive season. He was their lone representative at the All-Star game, and performed well in the field as well as at the plate. As some may know, the Astros are being forced to move to the American League next season in order to even out the number of teams in each league. While many fans are not happy about the move (myself included), it was unavoidable, and we'll learn to like the AL I'm sure. We'll also have new uniforms, new mascot, new broadcast team, and new manager next season, and I'm already looking forward to it. Playoffs are going on now of course, but I'm really not paying much attention. Except I am hoping that the Texas Rangers drop out soon... I sort of consider them the imposter team from Texas
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On to the NHL. Really not much to say here... there's a lockout going on right now, and I honestly don't know if the end will be coming anytime soon. My team, the Phoenix Coyotes, had a fairly decent playoff run last season, and I think they can make another good run this year, if the season ever gets going
.
Football time! I'm really not into football as much as the other two sports I've covered, but growing up in the New Orleans area made me a Saints fan
. They just got their first win last night, and Drew Brees set a record by throwing a TD pass for the 47th straight game. Their record now sits at 1-4... not the way they wanted to start off the season, but I guess it could be worse considering all the troubles they had before the season started. Both the Texans and Falcons remain undefeated so far this season, we'll have to see how long that'll last. Knowing the Texans, I'd say not very long in their case
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So that finishes my overdue sports rant. If anyone reads even half of this, they are a bigger sports geek than I
. So what are your teams up to now, patrons of NarniaWeb?