When Will This Year End?

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack! After nearly two months off, I am compelled to get this going again. Why today? Well, as most of you know, I root for 3 teams: Duke (obviously), the New York Football Giants, and the New York Mets. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, laugh it up, I know. Los Mets are in the process of completing one of the biggest choke jobs not just in the history of baseball but in sports history. Although they aren't officially done yet, let's get this out in the open right now: They are done, they are roadkill, they are finished. See you in '08 without Willie Randolph. FYI: Funeral services will on Friday @ 7PM, Saturday @1PM, and Sunday @1PM (pretty much everyone can attend except the Phillies, something about getting ready for the playoffs). This recent Mets debacle has made me realize what a heartbreaking sports year it's been for me. Let's take a nauseating look at this...

Let's start with the Giants 06-07 campaign. Easily the most talented team on both offense and defense in the NFC, the GGGGG-Men came out like gangbusters and dashed to a 6-2 record. After that, this talent friendly team turned into a mash unit, absolutely collapsed to the point where they blew a 21-0 4th Quarter lead to the lousy Titans. Somehow, on a wing and prayer, they managed to squeak into the playoffs, only to get bounced unceremoniously by the Eagles in the first round on a field goal as time expired.

Then, Los Mets have lost games where they have 3 run, 4 run, and even 5 run leads culminating tonight with a 3-0 loss at the hands of who else, the Cardinals again. Again, they are done.

Then, I look at Duke from last year and they also started out 18-3 only to win only 4 of their last 12 including 4 losses in a row culminating with a heartbreaking loss at the hands of VCU (enrollment:54) in the first round. I can't take much more of this. I desperately need Duke to have a great year. Do I think they will win the NCAA Tournament? No, but I can't watch another debacle like last year. Sure, they won two thirds of their games last year, which is a banner season for most schools but it was the way they lost their games that didn't sit well. Outside of one or two, they all came down to the wire and hurt immensely in the end.

This is an open letter to you Greg Paulus, Jon Sheyer, Gerald Henderson, etc...Please have a good year where I don't have to experience anymore heartache. Pleaseeeeeeee.

On a lighter note, Duke got a pretty big recruit today, Olek Cyzk or something. From what I've read, he's very athletic but very raw as well. I'm sure the Polish connection kicked in there. I'm happy but let's face it, there's only one guy we want here and that's Greg Monroe. If they snatch him away from LSU then maybe I'll start getting aroused by this recruiting class. Until then, good pick up but he seems like a role player. Also, Elliot Williams would be a good pickup if they can get him but I'm a little weary of him. He wasn't a big-time recruit last year and then he had a couple of really good tourneys and then he became a big-time prospect.

Just about 30 days until the season begins with the Blue/White Scrimmage. I can't wait but if more suffering and pain is in store from the 2007-08 version of the Devils then I can wait...