This is the singular time of year where you as a sports fan can blindly grab your remote hit a channel and more than likely land on something sports related. How? It's easy; this is the time of year when the four major sports intersect with each other. Baseball is headed to the playoffs, Football Season is off and running; The NHL regular season starts next week and the NBA pre-season kicks off this week. There is no other time where all the major sports can converge on your flat screen(s) giving you unlimited sports access to the point of infinite viewing jubilation.
If you're baseball team is out of the playoffs simply switch to football; football already looking bleak? Switch to hockey and if you are mad and upset with management just start following your basketball team. Conversely if your teams are doing well and have provided you with the adequate amount of optimism just enjoy yourself! As baseball winds down heading into winter, which just doesn't sound right, you can modify your sports menu from beer and wings to wings and beer with the occasional chips and dips. Check the thermostats, air filters and insert a fresh pack of batteries in the remote and know that this officially counts as "Honey-Do List" accomplishments. Especially if you have to go to the store to get more party supplies. I would simply suggest getting something specific for your lady to seal the deal including buying light bulbs in case the man cave lighting goes bad.
On the baseball side I would hope at some point MLB either shortens the season or brings back the double-header; the latter I doubt would ever happen as it would potentially create a revenue shortcoming. But it just doesn't seem right that snow would be potentially falling in the midst of a World Series game but stay tuned. The one ray of sunshine is that this is the best time to watch the sport that seems to have an issue with length of play among other things.
I think Hockey is growing albeit slowly and with more people of color entering the game, front and center ice, it will certainly help. I have grown to love and enjoy hockey minus the excessive fighting because the skill level and passing now is better than it's ever been. With stars like Ovechkin, Crosby, Kane and Fleury it's easy to get caught up in the excitement. With a great college Hockey Team close to Cincinnati, at Miami University in Oxford it certainly helps the cause of increasing the exposure and success of the sport.
We know the NFL is a juggernaut and the game is continuing to grow in popularity not just stateside but around the globe. The games in Europe will certainly increase as will I'm sure the revenue sharing. The NFL formula right now = success on and off the field. We now have football 3-4 days a week and we would probably embrace one more day if we could. The merchandise catalogue is thick and there isn't a product made that they wouldn't put a logo on.
The NBA on solid footing and even with the twilight career of players like Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan. Why? Because the league is in the prime of seasons for players like LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose while the emergence of Steph Curry, John Wall and Anthony Davis means the league is in the midst of its star succession plan keeping the game growing with an international appeal.
I have not forgotten about college football or basketball at all as they are the perfect compliment to this pro sports mega-season. But when it comes to watching sports played at the highest level, seeing all of them right now at the same time, there is no comparison. We all know that's exactly where a small percentage of the college players will and want to land next year and I will enjoy them as much as they enjoy their new found success and paychecks. I mean getting paid to do what you love is a blessing and sitting back enjoying it all in the fall isn't bad either, especially if your teams are doing well. That's the way I see it sitting in The Box Seat. I'm Wayne Box Miller.
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