A Bright Spot On The Horizon

In general, February in Ohio sucks.  We get sub-zero temperatures, and the snow and ice go on and on, only to be eventually replaced by gray slush and filth.

The sports world enters its annual slow-down period.  A level of boredom ensues.  Football is over.  Our National Champion OSU Buckeyes had a remarkable season, but naturally, our elation has faded a bit.  I wonder if Urban Meyer is spending the off-season plotting a three-quarterback rotation for next year.  I bet his crafty old ass is thinking about it.

Jimmy Haslam stayed up all night working on this.

NFL teams are preparing for the draft.  I think the Cleveland Clowns, uh, Browns should do whatever it takes to get Jameis Winston.  He'd fit right in with our cheating G.M., our owner-facing-felony-charges, and all our players in 12-step programs.  And then, at quarterback, we'd have our choice of the shoplifting rapist or the coke-sniffing drunkard.  Yeah!  And how about that much-hyped new logo unveiled today?  Seriously, that's it.  Really different, wouldn't you say?

Our basket-Bucks are kinda so-so -- a middle-of-the-pack Big Ten team, probably good enough to make the NCAA tourney and win a game or two.  They're also bad enough to totally crap out and wind up in the NIT.

Up in The 'Land, the Cavaliers are resurgent with King James back in the fold.  They are one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, but the NBA season is a long haul.  Can the Cavs go all the way?  Probably not, but at least they're a winning team again.

There's always hockey and golf . . . and . . . [yawn!] . . .  Sorry!  I nodded off.

But there is a bright spot on the horizon.  Spring training is underway!  Which means the baseball season is just around the corner.  Good old baseball, which means the grass gets greener, the sun gets warmer, and once again all will be right in the world.

And the Reds and the Indian will meet in this year's World Series!!!  And I'll win my fantasy league!  (Hey, it could happen!)