2008: The Year of the Douchebag Fan.

A subdued congrats goes out to the Philadelphia Phillies, for finally getting the citys first Sports championship since the 83 Sixers. It's sad that the choking streak won't continue, and it's also sad that there are some very likeable guys on the Phillies roster. So while I congratulate them as a team, I don't congratulate the city. If nothing else, hopefully this will take the edge off for at least a year or two. The Rays played a spectacular season, coming from nowhere to make the World Series, and giving a little bit of hope to the long suffering fans of teams like the Royals and our Pirates.

The Phillies World Championship unfortunately solidifies 2008 as the year of the douchebag fans. I really have no problem with Detroit hockey fans, so I'll exclude the Red Wings from this analysis…but consider the cities and fan bases of the champions from each of the other major sports leagues. Boston wins the NBA title, New York wins the Super Bowl, and now Philadelphia wins the World Series. Here's hoping for a better outcome in 2009.

NBA Preview is on hold, on account that my links got deleted. Operator error at best. Instead we'll try to get back into some Power Rankings, and a full preview of this Monday's Steelers - Redskins game. Picks should be up this weekend as well.

Shame that the biggest game of the season for us DC area Steeler fans has also turned out to be a very busy week for me personally. Updates have been sporatic, but we're workin on it!