Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Thursday, December 23, 2010
A Year of Games
I finished the year with a 20-4 (.833) record for teams I was rooting for. I saw teams from 14 different states. I went to 7 different venues. I saw all of my favorite teams (the Phillies, the Jazz, the Aggies). I saw Tiger Woods. I saw the World Series Champion. I saw one of the most prestigious events in professional sports in the most beautiful spot in the world when I attended the 110th U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. I felt the magic that is the Spectrum on a winter night. And I experienced it all with you, my family and friends. Sports wouldn't be the same if I didn't have you there to cheer and jeer with. I have been very blessed, thank you! Here is to the games and championships that we will enjoy in 2011!
(all games attended in D.G. Smith Spectrum, Logan, UT unless otherwise noted)
Record in Games I Attended: 12-1
Jan 11 vs. Hawai'i W, 98-54
Jan 16 vs. Boise State W, 81-59
Feb 2 vs. Idaho W, 80-62
Feb 6 vs. Nevada W, 76-65
Feb 17 vs. Louisiana Tech W, 67-61
Feb 20 vs. Wichita State W, 68-58
Mar 1 vs. Fresno State W, 76-39
Mar 6 vs. New Mexico State W, 81-63
Nov 13 vs. Weber State W, 77-65
Nov 17 at BYU L, 78-72 @ Marriot Center, Provo, UT
Nov 27 vs. Northeastern W, 56-54
Dec 7 vs. Long Beach State W, 81-53
Dec 31 vs. Hawai'i W, 74-66
(all games attended at Romney Stadium, Logan, UT)
Record in Games I Attended: 2-2
Sep 11 vs. Idaho State W, 38-17
Sep 18 vs. Fresno State L, 41-24
Oct 1 vs. BYU W, 31-16
Oct 23 vs. Hawai'i L, 45-7
(all games attended at Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT)
Record in Games I Attended: 3-1
Jan 23 vs. New Jersey W 116-83
Feb 27 vs. Houston W 133-110
Apr 23 vs. Denver W 105-93 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs
Dec 3 vs. Dallas L 81-93
Major League Baseball
Record in Games I Attended: 2-0May 10 Philadelphia Phillies at Colorado Rockies W 9-5 @ Coors Field, Denver, CO
June 14 San Francisco Giants vs. Baltimore Orioles W 10-2 @ AT & T Park, San Francisco, CA
Other Events
Record in Games I Attended: 1-0
June 16 & 17 The 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links, Monterey, CA
Oct 31 Utah State Soccer vs. Hawai'i W, 4-0
Saturday, April 3, 2010
The Best in Week in Sports
Tonight-
The Final Four
Butler vs. Michigan State & West Virginia vs. Duke
Who woulda thought it would come down to these four teams! I don't really have an overall favorite but I would love to see Butler and West Virginia in the final.
Tomorrow-
MLB Opening Day
New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
One of the greatest and oldest rivalries in all of sports. It's the 2,065 meeting of these teams. The Yanks are defending World Series Champions.
Monday-
NCAA Championship
Thursday-Next Sunday
The Masters
"A Tradition Unlike Any Other." The years first major and the offical start of golf season. Tigers return is the biggest storyline.
All Week
NBA Playoff Race
NBA players actually playing basketball! Teams battling for position and the final sports. Hopefully the Jazz can hold on the the 2 or 3 spot in the West!
All Week
2010 MLB Season
Can't wait to watch the Phillies and their new weapons! Back to the World Series!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Nine Things I'll Remember About 2009
9. Six Overtimes! Syracuse vs. Connecticut in the Big East Tournament
Quite simply a basketball fans dream; six overtimes between two rivals in a meaningful game on basketballs biggest stage at Madison Square Garden!
8. Y.E. Yang beats Tiger Woods in the PGA Championship
Y.E. Beat Tiger in the 2009 PGA Championship. Tiger appeared human for the first time here. It was the first time Tiger ever has lost a major golf tournament when leading going into the final round. Tiger was 14-0 before little known South Korean Yang beat him!
7. Highland High School Wins The Boys Golf State Championship
Twenty-seven years since my school had last won the Championship! Oh how I wish it could have happened two years prior while I was still playing. None the less it is an awesome accomplishment for my friends and former teammates!
6. February 26- Utah State Basketball vs. Hawaii
The Aggies win their first outright regular season WAC Conference Championship! Front row seats, the team cutting down the nuts, and storming the court for my first time ever!
5. Phillies Return to the World Series
My favorite baseball team back competing for the world championship! Just a few mistakes away from being back-to-back world champions and probably a little higher on this list. It was really fun to watch them throughout the season.
4. Tom Watson in the British Open
It was a missed eight-footer on the final hole of regulation that separated 59-year-old Tom Watson from golf immortality. If he had made the putt he would be the oldest person ever to win a major but old Tom missed the putt and eventually lost the four hole playoff to first time major winner, Stewart Cink. This story has inspired hope in all of us who think it may be impossible to do something, that it is possible.
3. Utah State Basketball vs. Nevada & Being Ranked
On January 29 the Aggies were in the midst of a long winning streak when they welcomed rival Nevada into Logan. The game was close until Stavon Willams did this. Quite possibly the loudest I have ever heard an arena. Period. It gave me chills, and still does! The next week, when the top 25 polls came out the Aggies were ranked and gaining respect from the nation. To me, it is one of the coolest things to see your schools name with a number beside it. I can't wait till it happens again!
2. Tiger Woods Scandal
Simply amazing on the golf course, simply a terrible person. In my last post on this topic I said I thought I could support Tiger again, once he got his life turned around. Now, after thinking about it, I'm not so sure. I am much more likely to root for a good family man such as Phil Mickelson over Tiger. Tiger did amazing things throughout the past ten years and was rightly named AP Athlete of Decade. Being such a big player, how could he not.
1. December 2- Utah State Basketball vs. BYU
Ah.. Beating our arch rival on my birthday.. Definitely something I will always remember. Winning team, losing team, winning team, losing team. In the end it was bitter sweet as this was the last win of the Aggies 37-game home winning streak. If the streak had to end I'm sure glad that this win was a part of it.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
"Cheetah" Woods
Tiger may be a good putter, but he sure is a terrible driver!
Do you know if Tiger Woods is gonna play 9 or 18 hoes this weekend?
Whats Tigers favorite course? Intercourse!
What STD did Tiger pass to his partners? Golf Clap...
What do baby seals and Tiger have in common? They are both afraid of being clubbed by Norwegians!
Why did Phil Mickelson call Tigers Wife? He wanted advice on how to beat Tiger with a 9-iron!
Poor, poor Tiger. He was on top of the world and in a matter of days it all has crashed down on him. Tiger was a man I looked up to. To myself and the rest of the world Tiger was a star, a role model. He was a person who had it all a picture perfect family, an amazing career. He made the sport of golf relevant, he was the first athlete to earn over a billion dollars. He had everything anyone could have asked for in this world but he had to have more.
Tiger isn't perfect, he is just a man, a man with a gift and"to whom much is given, much is expected." (Luke 12:48) The world expected a lot out of Tiger, he is global icon. I am sincerely saddened that he brought this on himself. I don't know what the future holds for Tiger, but forever onward his image will be tarnished.
Tiger will go on to pass Jack Nicklaus record of 18 major wins. The golf course is a great place to forget about the world. I'm sure the driving range will be his escape as he pounds bucket after bucket trying to forget the things he has done. While he's out there I hope he remembers his family and that he still has the chance to be a good father. He can't change the past, I can only hope he makes his own future better by realizing that life is not just about golf and being a superstar, doing whatever he wants but that life if about family, the ones you love, and the responsibility you have to them. Deep down, I believe, Tiger cares and knows that he is not living how he is supposed to. Hopefully Tiger will change and see what he has done is wrong. And when he does I might be able to support and cheer for him once again!
