Let's go Tigers!

The Detroit Free Press reports the Tigers will reach the attendance mark of 3 Million people this year. It's quite a change from just 2 years ago. So far, I've attended 3 games this year and if I'm lucky, I might make it to another one before the season is over. If we're even more lucky, maybe there will be some tickets available in October. So, in an act of redundancy, Let's Go TIGERS!!!

Advertising can be so good...

I found an article on ESPN.com that tells us about the ad campaign for the Dallas Stars showing up on billboards around the city. Here's a couple of the messages that seem to be catching someone's eye:

"The only thing our refs shave is the ice."

"One game a week? Is the N in NFL for Nancy?"

"Maybe baseball should stop using the word sacrifice."

Those are some pretty funny ads. Nothing like digging on some of the other sports to show how tough your sport is. Too bad America doesn't appear to care about hockey. Maybe these ads will help a little.

A positive Detroit headline? That's absurd...

The following headline is from the Detroit Free Press:

"Detroit named No. 1 sports city"

Although I first saw this story on an rss feed from a Detroit newspaper, it is actually referring to the Sporting News article published today. It's actually a breath of fresh air to see that Detroit is recognized nationally for something other than a trite stereotype. We might even celebrate this award without turning cars over and burning them.

ESPN - Bucks seek dialogue with Yi - NBA

ESPN - Bucks seek dialogue with Yi - NBA

If you don't want to play for the team that drafted you, then you don't play basketball. It's that simple. If I don't like what happens at my job, I don't work for them anymore. Did I miss something?

Detroit Haters

OK, I get the whole rivalry thing in sports. But what makes an entire crowd chant "Detroit Sucks!!!" during a playoff game. Is it because they don't have anything better to chant? Is it because of the syllable content of the phrase? Do they really fit so well together that it's that easy to scream? Or is that the way people cheer nowadays?

I've been to all kinds of sports games here in Detroit. I've been to Tiger games, Pistons, Red Wings, and even the dreadful Lions. I've even taken in a couple UMich and Michigan State football games. I don't ever remember the crowd chanting that the other team sucks. I guess it's kind of difficult to "chant" something that doesn't go together. I mean "Chicago Sucks" or "Anaheim Sucks" just doesn't have the same ring. Then again, I think I have heard "Bull S***" chanted plenty of times by our good ol' home crowd, so all we hate are bad calls by officials.

I just thought I would point out the less obvious idea that we still don't flip our cars over and burn 'em after every playoff win. And as you can see, the sarcasm continues to flow like molasses on a Michigan Winter day.

Go Pistons!!!
Bye for now...