Sports...

Whats with Sports that gets people so riled up? Why do we get so "caught up", so absorbed, into our favorite sports team? Why are we excited when they win, depressed when they fail? Why do forsake sleep and stay up late to watch our team try to win in extra innings, only to see them lose, and lose miserably? Thank you Eric Gagne and the Red Sox on Saturday night. Why do we love it when our team dominates the other team? Thank you Patriots for *crushing* the Cowboys.

When Tom Brady throws 5 touchdowns, its great. We take great pride in being associated with the Patriots and Tom Brady. With being associated with a winner. And not only a winner, a dominant winner. Did we just go out there and throw 5 TDs? No. Do we even have the skill to be on that field? No. So we live through the lives of our favorite sports team. They do what we cannot do and that makes us great.

Now of course its exciting to watch a close game. Its also exciting to watch players make diving catches or bone-jarring tackles too. And its also fun to brag about your team to another person, after your team beat their team. Yup, even though we show a lot of stupid emotion over a "game", sports are still great. Even after Tom Brady has come and gone, I'll still watch the Patriots, win or lose. And even after Manny and Big Papi retire, I'll still be a Red Sox fans...