Super Bowl, NASCAR, Olympics, and Baseball
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Another Super Bowl is in the books. With a two year old and an infant in the house, I managed to catch a very small chunk of the game – including the critical interception. What a nice post-season by Tracy Porter, with the pick-6 in the Super Bowl as well as the pivotal interception against the Vikings. I was pulling slightly for the Colts, but didn’t mind having Drew Brees and the Saints nab the win.
Danica Patrick finished 6th in a stock car race over the weekend. Before getting too excited, it should be noted that this was not a NASCAR race, but an ARCA race. With absolutely no disrespect to the fine drivers in the ARCA series, ARCA is not at the same level as NASCAR. Having said that, it’s still a nice achievement for someone jumping from a light Indy car into a heavy stock car. That’s one factor that could work against Danica this year as she races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (the second highest series, not to be confused with the Sprint Cup Series). She will be running a full Indy season and a partial NASCAR seasons – jumping back and forth between Indy cars and stock cars. These are types of cars that handle very differently, and the end result could be disappointing seasons in both series as her muscle memory gets all wonked up. (The true NASCAR fans out there are going to realize that this is hardly a unique assessment on my part).
I’m definitely pulling for Danica to make a successful transition. Really, there is no reason why a woman can’t succeed in NASCAR. Women have had success in several other racing series. If we look across to NHRA, Shirley Muldowney and Angelle Sampey have won championships, and Melanie Troxel is a contender in the Funny Car series.
Jimmie Johnson is trying for his fifth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup title this year. I’m hoping that Tony Stewart – who led the points race for much of last year – is able to knock him down a notch. The Gatorade Duels (qualifying races) take place on Thursday and the flag drops on the Daytona 500 at noon Eastern time on Sunday.
The Olympics are very nearly upon us. Fire up your DVRs. Coverage will be available NBC, CNBC, USA, MSNBC, and C-Span (OK, maybe not that last one). Go to NBCOlympics.com for details. I’m very disappointed to see that women’s luge (featuring my favorite 2010 Olympian, Erin Hamlin) will be in the 11:30 PM to 1:00 AM time slot in my time zone. The current Sports Illustrated features a guide to the Olympics. USA Today also has a special edition on the new stands. The USA Today edition has some information that is a bit out of date, but it seems to be a good overall reference.
I got my new t-shirt from USALuge.org and will thus be stylin’ while watching the Olympics.
Next week, pitchers and catchers will report to Spring Training. Expect to see a LOT of baseball coverage this year – even more than last year, since Kosmo will have MLB Extra Innings this year (w00t!). 2010 should be an interesting year. Players like Matt Holiday, Jason Bay, John Lackey, Zach Greinke, Felix Hernandex, and Justin Verlander will be out to provde that they are worthy of their new contracts. Seventeen year old JUCO baseball player Bryce Harper will look to make the leap into the professional ranks – perhaps as the #1 overall pick. Will the McCourt divorce tear apart the Dodgers? Will Sheets and Bedard rebound from injuries and return to their previous levels? Will the National League finally administer a well-deserved beatdown to their little brothers in the Junior Circuit?
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February 9th, 2010 @ 12:27 pm
Greetings my fellow eclectic, hair-challenged, glasses-clad blogger. I like what you have going on here. I am also happily resisting focus on my blog, and that’s what keeps it fun. Let’s have some predictions: who takes the most goals at the winter olympics?
Josh Hanagarne´s last blog ..A Question Of Priorities
Total Comment by Josh Hanagarne: 1
February 9th, 2010 @ 12:48 pm
Oh, you’ll love what’s in store on Friday …
February 9th, 2010 @ 2:08 pm
Zack Greinke doesn’t have a new contract; he signed over a year ago. The rest of the guys you named, thought, did sign just this offseason.
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February 9th, 2010 @ 2:42 pm
Oops. You’re right about Greinke. I suspect that I repeatedly saw Greinke’s deal mentioned as a baseline for these other guys (Hernandez, Verlander, and the not-yet-signed-to-a-longterm-deal Lincecum) and that’s why I was lumping him in with them.
Good catch.