My Worst Sports Weekend Ever

I’m glad this weekend is over. Really glad! Below is a chronological look at my sports weekend. I’m crying as I write this.

Friday, October 8, 2010, 11:08 PM: I turn on SportsCenter and they are showing highlights of the SF Giants vs. Atlanta Braves playoff game. I sigh a big sigh. Why, because the Padres should have been in the playoffs. What makes it worse, the Padres were battling it out with the Braves and Giants for the last playoff spot.

Friday, October 8, 2010, 11:09 PM: I turn off SportsCenter.

Saturday, October 9, 2010, 6:30 AM: I wake up to read that SDSU/Padre Tony Gwynn has cancer. Say it ain’t so!

Saturday, October 9, 2010, 9:30 AM: I try and forget about Tony and convince myself he’ll be ok. I start to get excited about the SDSU vs. BYU game in Provo. This is the year the Aztecs will knock off the Cougars and turn this sports weekend around. It will be sweet to beat the Cougars in our last contest as conference foes.

Saturday, October 9, 3:00 PM: Game time. Aztecs vs. Cougars.

Saturday, October 9, 2010, 3:30 PM: The Aztecs come out flat and are in a 14-0 hole and can’t stop BYU. The Cougars are pushing the Aztecs around like it’s 2009. I think back to 9:30 AM … this was supposed to be our year. Damn BYU!

Saturday, October 9, 2010, 6:06 PM: BYU clearly fumbles; the refs review it, NO FUMBLE. BYU retains possession and drives for a score. Terrible call. Worse than the Mizzou NON block in the back call two weeks ago. It doesn’t look good for the Aztecs.

Saturday, October 9, 2010, 6:30 PM: BYU defeats the Aztecs 24-21. Uhhhhhhhhh.

Saturday, October 9, 2010, 9:50 PM: I see a promo for Game 4 of the Giants/Braves series. Dammit. I can’t get away from this series.

Sunday, October 10, 2010, Noon: My fantasy football team is getting crushed. I’m playing one of my rivals, Hit Men, and my team decides to not show up. I’m on the brink of falling to 2-3 on the season. This hurts because I spent about 10 hours talking draft prep and draft strategy with Hit Men leading up to the draft. I think he got me today unless Kevin Kolb can somehow have the best day in Fantasy Football history. It doesn’t look good.

Sunday, October 10, 2010, 1:15 PM: Time for the Chargers to put a silver lining on this sports weekend. I’m feeling good about the Chargers winning their 14^th straight over the hated Raiders. Winning in Oakland will make it extra special.

Sunday, October 10, 2010, 1:19 PM: The Raiders block a punt out of the end zone for a safety.

Sunday, October 10, 2010, 1:23 PM: Mike Scifers punts the ball out of bounds following the safety. Raiders ball at the 50. This can’t be happening. Raiders go on to kick a field goal. 5-0 Raiders. I hate sports.

Sunday, October 10, 2010, 1:27 PM: The Raiders block another punt. This time they recover it for a touchdown. Raiders 12, Charger 0. Crap!

Sunday, October 10, 2010, 3:00 PM: The Chargers rally to take a 24-15 lead. Things are looking up for the Bolts.

Sunday, October 10, 2010, 4:30 PM: I won’t bother you with the particulars. Raiders win 35-27. The streak is over.

Sunday, October 10, 2010, 8:54 PM: I receive the last of three calls from Hit Men. You know, my Fantasy Football rival. I can’t answer. I can’t face the music from the 99-72 lose to him and I can’t relive the Charger debacle in Oakland.

Sunday, October 10, 2010, 10: 24 PM: I refuse to turn on the NFL Network. I don’t want to relive the nightmare? I turn on ESPN and see the Giants have beaten the Braves for a 2-1 series advantage. Damn Giants. I turn the TV off, go to bed and hope when I wake up in the morning this weekend was all just a bad dream.

Monday, October 11, 2010, 6:15 AM: It all happened. Ahhhh.

Did this disastrous weekend produce a silver lining? Well, I can think of two. One, my daughter continued her scoring barrage adding three more goals to her resume and her U7 soccer team ran their record to 5-0. Two, the Chargers face the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. They can’t lose to the Rams. Can they?

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