With 2009 in the rear view mirror it's time to look back at the past year and take stock of what has happened. It is also time to look forward and see what may be, both in the world of sports and right here at SASportsGuy.
I promise I can explain my absence over the past month.
I got married.
I spent the first couple of weeks in December getting ready for the big day, Dec. 18. I then spent the next couple of weeks relaxing and enjoying my honeymoon in Disney World. It was a blast to be there for our honeymoon and my new wife's birthday, Dec. 26, but Disney is not the place to be at Christmas. Long lines for everything, even bathrooms.
Highlights of the trip were all the people who work at that parks telling us "Congratulations" all the time and my induction into the Green Army - you know those army men from Toy Story - we also broke the family record for the Mount Everest roller coaster. Ten times in two hours, that was a great night.
Looking back at the 2009 year in sports I've had a lot of mixed feelings. Some of my favorite teams did great, others did okay and some just plain sucked.
I watched the Rampage come storming back in the second half of last season. I watched the Missions play a couple of home games in the first round of the Texas League playoffs. I watched the Mets go from a guaranteed playoff team to the AAA Mets Replacement Squad. It's safe to say that your season is going bad when you have an entire starting pitching rotation on injury reserve in August. I also watched the Huskers fulfill my pre-season prophecy. I told everyone I could that the Huskers would take the Big 12 North this year and they did. Were it not for a questionable play review and some bad Nebraska offense we would be playing in a BCS Bowl game too. Much to my delight, I have also watched my beloved Packers and Aaron Rodgers romp around the NFL as one of the best teams in the league. We're playoff bound and honestly I like our chances of reaching the Super Bowl.
The biggest 2009 sports moment for me had to be learning that two days after our wedding my wife and I would be playing one another for the championship game in our fantasy league. I know I'll be sleeping on the couch for a while but I refused to tank the game and can now proclaim that I am the 2009 San Antonio Sports Guy Football League Champion.
There's so much more that happened but that would take way too much time for me to type and way too much time for anyone to read.
Looking forward to 2010 there's a lot to be excited about.
I'm really looking forward to my New Year's resolution: spend more time writing. I'm going to do everything I can to publish at least one post a week this year. I've been doing this one post a month thing for a year and it is time for me to step-up and really deliver. This blog is in its second year of existence and it deserves to be kept up with more. I plan on doing just that.
As for sports, I'm anxiously awaiting the result of Sunday's Packers playoff game. I know the Cardinals threw in the towel early last week but I just don't see them knocking of Green Bay. Our team is running on all cylinders right now: Rodgers is playing near flawless football, the defense is leading the league in takeaways and ranked No. 2 overall in the league and our offense is rolling along right now. My biggest concern is our secondary. The loss of Al Harris is going to be tough but I still like our chances.
The Rampage are looking good right now. We're still stuck at the bottom of our division at 16-16-3-2 but the season is far from over and we're only five points or so from being in the playoff hunt. If we play the same way we did in the second half of last season we could be looking at a nice playoff run. There's not a lot I enjoy more than watching hockey stretch into May and even June.
Even though the Mets 2009 season was a flop I'm excited for 2010. We just signed Jason Bay and if we get most of our injured guys back we can be a contender for the division again. Am I optimistic? Mildly. Am I hopeful? Of course.
February will be a great month with the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. I love the team sports we have here in the states but there is nothing more exciting to me than the Olympics. Watching the best athletes for all over the globe is amazing. I've seen some amazing Stanley Cup games but the Gold medal games in the Olympics can be completely awe-inspiring. I will still never forget watching Sweden win it all in Lillehammer during the 1994 games.
I'm feeling very positive about the coming year and what it holds in store. Anything could happen: the Mets could make a run, the Spurs could win a fifth title, my Rangers could win the cup for the first time in 15 years. The possibilities are endless.
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