What a difference a year makes
It's true what they say -- it is always darkest before the dawn.
My 2007 sports year couldn't have ended worse. Not only did the Mets suffer a painful, unbelievable collapse, and not only were the Jets outright terrible, but the Patriots -- the team coached by the man who was supposed to succeed Bill Parcells before beating a retreat to New England -- were unbeaten and looking to make history.
The only ray of hope was SpyGate, as Eric Mangini exposed the Pats' cheating ways, which led to heavy fines and a forfeited draft pick, but no suspension for Belichick.
Well, that ray of light has become full-blown sunshine as 2008 couldn't look any brighter. Not only have the Mets all but erased the memory of their failure by landing Johan Santana, and not only did the Patriots see their dream of a perfect season trashed with a Super Bowl loss to the Giants, but now Senator Arlen Specter is calling the NFL into the carpet to explain why it destroyed evidence, and a former Pats employee is threatening to expose just how deep the Pats' cheating went, and how far back.
Could it get any better?
Sure, it could. The Mets can dominate the NL this spring and summer and win a World Series with Santana winning a Cy Young and David Wright winning an MVP, and Shea Stadium will be imploded before the year is out. Not too much to ask for, right?
My 2007 sports year couldn't have ended worse. Not only did the Mets suffer a painful, unbelievable collapse, and not only were the Jets outright terrible, but the Patriots -- the team coached by the man who was supposed to succeed Bill Parcells before beating a retreat to New England -- were unbeaten and looking to make history.
The only ray of hope was SpyGate, as Eric Mangini exposed the Pats' cheating ways, which led to heavy fines and a forfeited draft pick, but no suspension for Belichick.
Well, that ray of light has become full-blown sunshine as 2008 couldn't look any brighter. Not only have the Mets all but erased the memory of their failure by landing Johan Santana, and not only did the Patriots see their dream of a perfect season trashed with a Super Bowl loss to the Giants, but now Senator Arlen Specter is calling the NFL into the carpet to explain why it destroyed evidence, and a former Pats employee is threatening to expose just how deep the Pats' cheating went, and how far back.
Could it get any better?
Sure, it could. The Mets can dominate the NL this spring and summer and win a World Series with Santana winning a Cy Young and David Wright winning an MVP, and Shea Stadium will be imploded before the year is out. Not too much to ask for, right?
posted by Gaspo @ 9:45 AM
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