Bringing the Drama

sports always get sensationalized in order to somehow make sports more dramatic than they already are. granted, this can get annoying, but i can’t understand people hating a team just because they have a great story attached to them. i’ve come across some people this weekend who hate the saints (they’re from out of town) because of the drama and emotion that keeps being talked about on tv. i’m amazed at their ignorance, and almost feel sorry for them, because the story IS a great story and it IS great to be a part of. you don’t have to get on the bandwagon or anything, but don’t hate our team because this season has been historic.

last night i went with jacob and his wife over to the south shore to catch the saints game at this guy mike’s house. i think by the time the game kicked off, there were 30 people at the house. half of us stood, even though there were plenty enough seats to sit down at some point during the game. three of us had jerseys on, but i was the only one with the joe horn jersey. there’s something to be said about the saints winning this year. it has brought such happiness to the people around here, me included. last night after they finally cinched up the win, one of the ladies was crying. this doesn’t happen for teams that make the playoffs every year, or make it to the conference title game every few years. granted, some of this joy does come from all the katrina stuff, but a lot of it is how we’ve been through thick and thin with the saints. i know a lot of the national commentators this week will try to say how all the katrina drama is what is causing the saints’ season to be special. they’d be partly right, but i think a lot of people would be having the same reaction had katrina never come. this is our team, and so far, this has been our year. it’s hard to describe the feeling of watching the team do well. it’s like some kind of out of body experience. i woke up this morning and had to make sure last night actually happened. it still did, and next week the same kind of camaraderie, the same kind of togetherness gets to permeate the city once again. i can’t wait.

just finished watching the first two episodes of 24, and it’s going to be a great season.