Detroit Lions, not really getting it done

If I had to choose one team from the National Football League to cheer for, it would be the Lions of Detroit. It is rather fortunate, then, that I don't care too much for the NFL, but I do occasionally watch former Notre Dame players that have moved up (some of them play more than others). I wonder, however, if I had been born in Indianapolis or some place with a history of professional football success, if things wouldn't be different.

My sister married into a Colts family, and since then her Sundays seem so much more exciting. They have people over to watch the games and can buy jerseys and hats and t-shirts with horseshoes on them. She has a reason to watch the Super Bowl (other than for the ads).

It's not too late for me. I just wish that the Lions would get their act together so that maybe I can be the one converting my future in-laws to a team, and not the other way around.

Good year for football

This is a good year to watch more soccer. If you cheered for the teams I like, you'd be forced to agree:

Baseball
The Detroit Tigers finished their season on Sunday with a .500 record (81-81), though they tried their best to make 2010 another losing season. After they traded Curtis Granderson to the dreaded Yankees, I knew we couldn't expect much this season, but fighting to stay at the middle of the AL Central was just depressing.

We miss you. 

(American) Football
The Detroit Lions don't look to do much better than their baseball brothers. So far they have surprised everyone with one win and were denied another win (against the lousy looking Bears, no less).

The Fighting Irish of the University of Notre Dame du lac have a new coach with an inexperienced quarterback. Sure they beat BC, but it was an ugly win. I won't rest easy until we beat Navy (41 times) again.

Out of season: 
Basketball
I really don't like the NBA, so my basketball season doesn't really begin until the University of Kentucky Wildcats play Notre Dame on December 8. Though I'll be cheering for the Irish, one can't help supporting Kentucky after living in Lexington for a few years.


Hockey
I'm pretty excited about this year's Detroit Red Wings team. Preseason play is just getting started. Sadly, it's nearly impossible to watch many hockey games unless you live in your team's town, and I'm not moving to Detroit any time soon.