Royals: My first memory of baseball was the 1985 world series when KC beat St. Louis. Ever since then, I've loved the Royals. And they've pretty much sucked that entire time. But each year I have that hope they'll do well. And when they're eliminated from play-off contention before June, for some reason, I force myself to believe they're not a bad team. I hear it on ESPN, the jokes about how embarrassing it is to lose to the Royals, and I take offence to those comments.
The Green Side: It sure was fun watching them beat the Tigers three games in a row. Giving the Twins the AL central title and forcing the Tigers to play the Yankees in the first round of the playoffs. Yea, KC didn't come close to making the post-season, but I couldn't be happier that we played a big part in the MLB play-off bracket. If we can't win, at least we can screw things up.
K-State: I don't really need to explain this one. I grew up at K-State. I graduated from K-State. They're my team. And they're the first Big 12 team to NOT score a touchdown against Baylor. K-State losing to Baylor is like Orlando Wilson losing to me in a Bass Fishing tournament. (We lost to Baylor on Saturday)
The Green Side: New coaching staff. And, we can still win the Big 12 North and play for the Big 12 Championship. We haven't lost to a North team yet.
But are these "green sides" just excuses to trick my mind in thinking that these teams really aren't bad? Probably so... But that's what makes having a team so much fun. I can talk about them as if I were part of the team. If they ever win a big game I can say "I was with them through the tough years."
Anyway... I shot some volleyball today. By the third game, I got a little bored and started playing around. It's the times of playing around that photographers make the best images. I thought these were fun.
