By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
Believe it or not, I’m lacking things to write about this week. Sure, there is the Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini drama, but this is not a tabloid. You can Google that situation if you want. It’s great if you like reality TV. Besides that, nothing much has happened this week that has grabbed major headlines. So, for this week, I’m doing a buy and a sell. One of my favorite podcasts does this each week, and I’m stealing it from them. Thank you, “Brilliantly Dumb Show.” Plus, I’ll throw in my favorite clip of the week.
Buy: The NBA Playoffs
I already wrote about the NBA Play-In and how exciting it was. So far, the first round of the playoffs have been just as exciting. There have been plenty of close games, big plays and developing story lines. If there was one thing I could sell about the playoffs, it is the late tip-times. Games played in the west routinely end well past midnight, and that is past my bedtime. Even so, all week long, I have found myself staying up late to watch the conclusion of these games. I can’t get enough of them.
Sell: The NFL Draft
I might be in the minority here, but I’ve never been a fan of watching the NFL draft. Case in point, it was last night, and I opted to watch basketball instead. It didn’t help that the Packers did not have a first-round pick this year, giving me even less reasons to watch. Of course, seeing who the new players who will be coming into the league is exciting. But, even so, the NFL media at this point in the season has next to nothing to talk about besides the draft and which prospects might go where. Mock drafts after mock drafts are released, trades are rumored and, every year, we find out that nobody seems to know much of anything. The mocks are wrong, teams do things we think are dumb, or smart, and none of it matters again for several months until the season starts.
Highlight of the week
This was the best clip I saw all week, and it is an early contender for the best clip I have seen all year. Have you ever thought that you really wanted to catch a foul ball? Well, you are really only half, or maybe ever a quarter, as determined as this Colorado Rockies fan who gave it his all on this foul ball.
Bonus clip, another foul ball moment, this one much more wholesome and heartwarming, and even lacking catching the ball, but still good enough to give you a smile today.
Reach out with comments, suggestions, and story ideas to cyote@dmcityview.com.