October 23, 2005
Sports Anguish
I envy those who don't follow sports. They have calm, peaceful weekends, undisturbed by what happens on a football or soccer field, basketball court, race track, hockey rink, golf course or baseball diamond. But for those of us who are into sports, weekends can be traumatic. Though I follow others, my favorite sports are golf and football. This was a terrible weekend. Tiger Woods missed the cut in the Funai Classic. And my beloved Green Bay Packers lost a close one to the Minnesota Vikings.
The Packers have in Brett Favre one of the best quarterbacks who has ever played the game, which is heartening — not many fans can claim an athlete of his caliber. The Pack, however, is having a disastrous season. But I will always support them, win or lose, secure in the knowledge that whatever happens on the field, they have one important thing that many sad fans have wished were true for their teams, but that no other NFL team has: the Packers will always play in Green Bay.
The Packers have in Brett Favre one of the best quarterbacks who has ever played the game, which is heartening — not many fans can claim an athlete of his caliber. The Pack, however, is having a disastrous season. But I will always support them, win or lose, secure in the knowledge that whatever happens on the field, they have one important thing that many sad fans have wished were true for their teams, but that no other NFL team has: the Packers will always play in Green Bay.
posted @ 8:08 PM
