The debate seems to arise now and again. What is the best month in sports? I think you have two options.
The first of which is the month of April. The Major League Baseball season is underway, the Final 4 is set, The Masters jump start the golf season and the NFL Draft is the cherry on the sundae at the end of the month.
The second option is the month of October. Conference play begins in college football, baseball gives us its post-season, the NFL starts to hit its stride and the NBA starts. So now that we are only 90 days away from watching the ball drop in Times Square here are a few things I want to see happen before Ryan Seacrest and Co. welcome us all to 2011.
Tiger Woods sharpens his Claws
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| How much will Tiger help the U.S.? |
The Ryder Cup presents the perfect opportunity for Tiger Woods to get everything back on track. It has been over a month since his divorce was finalized. Love him or hate him golf is exponentially better when Tiger Woods is playing well. A good showing would propel Tiger into 2011 and get him back on track in his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus and 18 majors.
Dream Scenario: Tiger Woods defeats Rory McIlroy, on Sunday in individual play, to clinch the Ryder Cup for the United States.
Phillies and Yankees square off in World Series again
The instant the Phillies acquired Roy Oswalt they became the most formidable team in baseball. Roy Halladay is 21-10, Oswalt is 7-1 since joining Philadelphia and Cole Hamels (the ace of this staff when they won the series in 2008) is 12-11 with a 3.09 ERA. The Yanks have had to deal with the Rays all season and have been carried by Cano, Texiera and Swisher. Their pitching doesn't match up well with Philly at all. With another win in the "Fall Classic" the Phillies would be well on their way to building a mini-dynasty.
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| The Phillies "Big 3" unstoppable? |
Dream Scenario: Roy Halladay and C.C. Sabathia give us a Morris vs. Smoltz like match-up in Game 7 at Yankee Stadium. The Phillies beat Rivera late, getting revenge for 2009 and setting up the final installment to the trilogy in 2011.
Lebron, Wade and Bosh challenge the 1996 Bulls wins record
The 2010-2011 NBA season appears to be shaping up nicely. The Celtics, Heat and Magic in the East and the Lakers, and well that's about it so far in the West. The Heat are going to be the most watched, scrutinized, loved and hated team in the history of the Association. They will sell out every game in every city in which they play. It will be a spectacle and the American sports fan won't be able to resist.
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| 73-9? 72-10? 71-11? |
The Steelers go undefeated
The likelihood of this is almost impossible. With two games against the Ravens, road games in Miami and New Orleans not to mention home games against the Patriots and Jets it would take a miracle. Going into every sports season I always say to myself I want to see something that no one has ever seen before. I almost had it in 2008 with the Patriots.
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| WWTD? What will Tomlin Do? |
Dream Scenario: The Steelers beat the Carolina Panthers on December 23rd to improve to 15-0. It then sets up the following... What does Mike Tomlin do on the road, in Cleveland, on January 2nd in a meaningless game? Play his starters? Rest them?
Boise St. goes undefeated and plays in the National Championship Game
Most logical people know that the chances of Boise St. surviving the week in and week out grind of the SEC, PAC 10, BIG 10, etc...are very low. Chris Peterson and his squad are pretty good this season. They also won't play a single top 10 team all year. They will need to work over everyone on their schedule. Style points have never been so important.
Dream Scenario: The undefeated and top ranked Oregon Ducks destroy Boise St in the Title Game 55-10. A one loss Alabama throttles an undefeated TCU in the Sugar Bowl, 38-10, and we are left to wonder.....
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| Quack, Quack Quack...... |
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