You can root for the Mets without being convinced of their doom
Congratulation to the Giants for winning the Super Bowl. I wonder, which team will next win a championship in New York? The Rangers will probably be a popular answer, and the Giants are certainly going to be riding a wave of optimism to repeat. The Nets aren’t technically eligible for a parade until 2013, but that’s really not that far away.
So what’s your pick?
This weekend is about the New York Giants. It’s about the Super Bowl, and a championship. It’s about perhaps a parade on Tuesday and random rankings of Eli Manning among the greatest QBs in the game today.
So good luck to the Giants. I’m looking forward to this game, and like so many so-called experts on Twitter, blogs, radio and tv, I’m going to give you my meaningless prediction. 30-16 Giants. It’ll seem closer than that though. The Giants will score early in the second half to go up 23-13, and the Patriots will answer with a field goal. The next score will be halfway through the fourth quarter when Tom Brady is picked off deep in his own zone. He’ll then turn the ball over on downs on the Giants 44 yard line, and Eli will run out the clock slowly driving down the field and taking a knee.
The Giants, and NY and NJ, will celebrate. The Senate will drink NY beers bought by New England politicians. There will be a parade. Then, despite five other local sports teams playing professional sports, all eyes will turn to baseball. We’ll tick into single digits of days remaining until pitchers and catchers report.
And it can’t come soon enough. Let’s Go Mets!