Thankfully the Arizona Diamondbacks are only 1 and a half games behind the Giants for 1st place in the NL West, and it is the middle of June. Factor in the Mid-summer Classic coming to Chase Field in July, which is nearly sold-out. Baseball in July in Phoenix, Arizona. It might not be the most genius of ideas but apparently fans are still buying what the MLB is selling. Bud Selig finally moved past his grudge with Jerry Colangelo over our World Series title we bought in 2001, and awarded the Valley the All-Star game. How kind of Bud, who is a Valley resident by the way. Long overdue, but the weekend should be exciting nonetheless. As exciting as standball can actually be I suppose. Actually, get back to me in August on that one. Lord willing, I should be in Flagstaff attending training camp with the Cardinals.
@JaredDudley619 Jared Dudleyvia EchofonEnd of June til about August is by far The worst time to watch Sportscenter, No more NBA, NFL is lockout, just baseball tonight!! Lol
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Let The Dog Days Begin
Tonight was officially the first day of summer in the 623. When I turn on the television and my only sporting options are baseball and more baseball, the dog days have officially arrived. I've always said that the worst part of the sports year is from the end of the NBA playoffs in June until NFL training camps open at the end of July, beginning of August. Factor in the current lockout situation and football fans will be lucky to see games by October. The players and owners met again today and word is that they are looking to get a deal done as soon as possible. If I had a penny for every time that has been a headline the past 3 months, though in reality, as long as games are not missed this coming season, fans will forgive and forget everything that has happened this summer with regards to the work stoppage. If we get to the point where training camp is threatened, and pre-season games are missed, fans may begin to turn away. Nevermind the fact that their is a potential lockout looming in the NBA as well which could make for a very interesting couple of months across the sporting landscape. Suns forward Jared Dudley hit the nail on the head this evening on his Twitter account:
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Bachelor or Bachelorette, one of those should be on this summer Jared...and Big Brother returns very soon on CBS
ReplyDeleteBig Brother is a great show, I've actually thought of trying to get on as a cast member at some point....with the NBA lockout, hopefully the NFL can get there stuff together or we could all be in store for a very long fall and winter!
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