The Blog

Wow. I actually can't believe this 'idea' came to fruition. My head is literally overflowing with comments/thoughts/quips/anecdotes now that I have a forum to release all the crap I've been storing in my head for no reason whatsoever. Other than maybe I am a "Fan With Passion" (I made that name up really quickly and it's arguably really gay, alternatives are welcome). As you might've guessed by now, my first post here is not actually about a certain sports topic. It's more just a jumble of thoughts I need to get out of my head (see above) to explain why I personally think this blog now exists, and why I think it could turn into a great thing.

First and foremost, due to my undiagnosed OCD, I'd just like to clarify that this blog should not be a place where you necessarily need to have perfect punctunation, grammar, etc. I'm a decent writer at best and I'm too excited for the great content this has the potential to possess to worry about whether or not I start too many sentences with 'I' or when to use a semi-colon (still not 100% confident with those anyway). I see this blog as an opportunity for those of us with both the necessary sports knowledge to contribute, but also the mindset to share our hopefully unique/original opinions. That being said, I also need to take this moment to bring up one of my real inspirations for this entire idea: Bill Simmons. Obviously the other 3 current authors (Scott, Jay, Tighe) know more than enough about him and probably have their own opinions, but this blog isn't necessarily just to be read by us. Hopefully there are people out there (probably our friends) who may actually read this. Anyway, in my opinion, there isn't a single sportswriter (one word, right?) who has a better grasp on the nuances of everyday life that have previously been tackled by the likes of Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld.

Look, I know this post is way too long and you guys don't want to keep reading (if you've even made it this far), but I promise this is not the norm for a post. It's just that for me personally, this has the potential to be life-changing (well, in a way). I just mean that for literally as long as I can remember, sports have been by far my biggest passion/interest. I have more unnecessary knowledge stored up than I care to share, and maybe now this can be the outlet I needed all along. I don't think I'll ever even be paid to do anything related to sports, but this may be just what I (and hopefully you guys too) needed. It took some convincing from a few people (namely you Scott, thanks brother), but I finally overcame my constant fear of what other people think for 2 seconds and actually "went for it." I created this blog with the encouragement of others because I didn't have the 'cajones' (sportswriters use that term a lot) to do it. Now hopefully we all (not just me) have something that becomes a great outlet and source of knowledge/laughter for others. Enough rambling for now, let's get the commentaries and arguments going. Thanks for the encouragement and enthusiasm. Wow, I just wrote this bumbling assortment of words in about 12 minutes, it used to take me 5 hours to write a 2 page paper. This is going to be awesome.