The Lull

Sports fans, we've come to what I call the season of the lull. It's that time post Superbowl... (Congratulations WITT for calling that correctly. If only more had listened to us our friends would be very rich.) But yes, it's that time between the Superbowl and March Madness where not much is happening in sports. Sure, the hockey season is beginning to heat up, but it's not quite to the playoff push. The NBA is post all-star break where people start paying attention, but it too lacks the fervor of the late season or semi-finals of the playoffs (when people start actually paying attention). Same thing with college basketball. Yeah, it's happening, but it's not yet tourney time.

I know many of your disagree with me. It's your late June, early July that the sports world seems barren. It's just that, here at WITT, we disagree. Sorry you indoor sport fans, sport is truly meant for the outdoors. Soccer played on other continents does not count.



The Lull is a time to reflect. It is a time to play Stratego. It really only lasts until about March first, when things start to get interesting in basketball and hockey. And the great news, is starting February 20th, we will once again present the world with our 30 team major league baseball preview. All the hardhitting action that kicked this blog off last year will be back with a vengeance. We'll once again present you with a what to expect from the MLB, as well as the best and worst case scenario from all the teams. You're gonna like what you read.



Oh yeah.... this article: 3 things I'm excited for in this, year two, of We're In This Thing.

1. Our First Olympics!

In 169 days, the 2012 Summer Olympic games will open in London and distract America from its own national pastime to watch sports it doesn't normally care about, like rowing and badminton. But seriously, the Olympics are really a cool spectacle that we'll all enjoy watching especially to distract us from how poorly a certain baseball team may or may not be doing. I look forward to watching records fall as much as the next person, and I hope to write a few articles about them as well.

2. A Better Oakland A's Season

There was one problem with last year: I had hope and expectations. This year I have none. The A's might not win a ton of games this year, but we'll see some fun baseball being played by youngsters looking to prove themselves in the game. I look forward to a few games with the unexpected and amazing heroics by up and coming stars mentored by a great coach. Are they going to outslug the Rangers and the Angels? Probably not. But at least the A's have some story lines to keep an eye on this season.

3. Another Year of WITT

I'm not sure what else to put here. The past year has been an amazing sports year full of compelling stories and outstanding moments. From an improbable 49ers run to a highly entertaining world series, to more BCS controversy, it was a great ride over our first year, and I've got a feeling that year two is going to be even better. Thank you to all of our readers for following us at We're In This Thing. Yeah, I know this was a short post, but I promise there will always be plenty more to read.