NHL
I grew up in Detroit...my dad taught me to love them...I still love them. I like the Stars and Canucks due to my time in Dallas and Bellingham, WA...but it will always be the Wings.
MLB
Might currently be my favorite team in all of sports. I grew up in Detroit and liked the Tigers as a kid...but never really followed them closely. I liked the Mariners when I lived in Seattle quite a bit, but never really "lived and died" with them. When I moved to Dallas in 2003 I hitched my horse to the Rangers even though they were a) terrible and b) had A-rod. Over the past 7 seasons I have fallen in love with my scrappy rangers. I have watched/listened to/followed online every game for the past 5 years. I read too many blogs, news articles and fan pages to be healthy. The greatest moment of my sports life was on October 22, 2010 (game 6 of the ALCS) when Neftali Feliz threw a ridiculous curveball on a 1-2 count and Alex Rodriguez stood there like a house by the side of the road. The rangers going to the World Series was awesome, I honestly don't even care that they lost...that moment was worth the years of disappointment.
NFL
I hate that I love the cowboys...I do...but I love them nonetheless. They are the Yankees of football...the Lakers of football...except 1 thing...they haven't done crap in the past 15 years. They are the most popular team in the NFL...sell the most merch...have the most bandwagon fans...all things I should dislike...but I fell for them in Dallas and I just can't help it. Sometimes you don't choose who you love. I also would love to see the Lions win a "The Big Game" sometime...but the Cowboys are king here.
NBA
I've never really followed the NBA closely. I sorta liked the Bad Boy Pistons growing up...never really paid attention to the Sonics...liked the Mavs alot when I lived in Dallas (even though all they did was break my poor heart and play terrible when it counted). But when we moved to San Antonio I made the conscious decision to try and back "the only show in town". I watched a few games early in the season and came to the conclusion...Manu is a Stud...Timmy is the Rock...Tony is better than J-Kidd...and all the role players are fun to watch. I have enjoyed this new sports relationship quite a bit...we'll see how it goes!
So that's it...that's where I am right now in my sports life. 4 teams...4 sports...but I want 1 more.
I've been a big fan of soccer my whole life. I played it as a child, love the World Cup and love watching Soccer when it happens to be on. I've always wanted to "get into" international soccer, but have never really had the ability to watch games...or know who to follow. So I have decided to undertake the task of evaluating the landscape...and getting behind a team.
But first, I must decide what league to follow. Soccer (or football) is much different than the major sports here in that there are 4 big leagues...that are all very very good with amazing players. They are as follows:
English Premier League (England)
La Liga (Spain)
Serie A (Italy)
Bundesliga (Germany)
In the end I chose the EPL for a few reasons. One all of their games are televised in English (a big plus for an english speaker). They have the most games on TV...also a plus. La Liga would be second...but the players i hate most are in that league (Kaka...Ronaldo...etc) so not watching teams in that league is a plus. Serie A and Bundesliga are both very good and very interesting, but honestly they just don't have enough games televised for my liking. So EPL it is...
So there we go...now the task at hand is to decide which team will get the honor of having some lame dude in San Antonio, TX added to it's legion of fans.
My next post will eliminate those teams who are not even in consideration for my allegiance for one reason or another...stay tuned.
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