Down The Stretch They Come
Written by Chriso, Friday April 30 2010
Tomorrow is the Kentucky Derby. "The most exciting two minutes in sports."
Really? This is the most exciting two minutes? Isn't that a matter of opinion? In my opinion, when the Red Sox won in 2004 it was the most exciting two minutes in sports. I used to have a bottle opener that played the radio play-by-play call of Joe Castiglione. Use it once, it played the final ground out in Boston's historic comeback against the Yankees. Use it again, and it played the final ground out against the Cardinals. Played together, it was about two minutes. And for my money, that is the most exciting two minutes in sports.
Now perhaps the saying applies to events that only last two minutes. But even if it does, what other sports did they consider? Did they include bedroom gymnastics? What other sports were considered that only last two minutes? I have also heard it is "the fastest two minutes in sports". Again, I wonder what other sports were considered. Wouldn't a drag race be faster than the Derby?
These sayings remind me of someone who is desperately trying to convince you why their sport is so great. You know they type, the soccer fan who tells you "soccer is the best sport because it is the most popular in the world." Of course, these fans ignore the logic that soccer is the most popular sport because poor third world countries can not afford any other sports.
For me, my sport is baseball. It used to be the American past time. And American football fans love to tell me how their sport is better because it is more popular. As if popularity determines the quality of the sport. As a Red Sox fan, I witnessed the Red Sox win the World Series in 2004, again in 2007, and all the while the team became more popular. And the tickets became more expensive, and less available to the common fan. Now my hometown team is the Norfolk Tides. Sure, it is only AAA, but I have been to three games this season, and only had to buy 1 ticket, and that was part of the discount 10 pack that I bought. I was able to go to Opening Day, that never happens in Boston, and the two other games I went to I had my own row.
I like minor league baseball. I get to see "tomorrow's stars at yesterday's prices". Hey now, that's the kind of catchy phrase that you might think I could use to convince you to like my sport. But please don't, I like the solitude I have at Harbor Park.
Don't get me wrong, I will be listening to the derby tomorrow. It just so happens that due to my schedule, I will be in the car, and so I will tune in to sports radio and listen to the call. I just do not expect it to be the two most exciting minutes of my day. And if you're in the neighborhood, come on down, and I will use one of my coupons to buy you a ticket at the Tides. And you can pay me back by getting the first beer. Too bad the beer at Harbor Park is not at yesterday's prices.
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