|
CALLING SIGNALS |
 |
|
|
 TERRELL OWENS ...Super Bowl hero of 2005 |
Can you believe all this
happened in just one year?
of TheColumnists.com
Quick. Click. Flash back to the last 12 months.
What pops up in the slide show?
January: Tom Brady turns into the Dominant Snowman. Plows over the Colts and Steelers in the playoffs. Skids toward another Super Patriot Day.
February: Paul McCartney steps on it. Gives the Super Bowl halftime show ignition with “Drive My Car.” Then ignites Jacksonville’s Alltel Stadium with “Live and Let Die.”
March: Spring training. I catch a Yankee-Astro game in Kissimmee, Florida. One team would reach the World Series. No one knew it would be Houston.
April: I join North Carolina crazies at an L.A. sports bar to witness the Tar Heels’ hoop title. Speaking of blue, the Dodgers start 12-2. From then on, it would be one huge strikeout.
May: The Chicago White Sox are simply white hot. The only one who truly grasps this is Paul Whitfield, author of “The White Sox Fan’s Little Book of Wisdom.” Every day on his website, TheSouthSider.com, he imparts ChiSox brilliance. As opposed to Chicago Sun-Times bore Jay Mariotti, who constantly calls for Sox trades. Whitfield’s guts make him the Journalist of the Year.
June: Rafael Nadal. 19. Total tennis dude. Bashes his way to the French Open title. Spain’s King Juan Carlos can’t wait to shake his hand.
July: Lance Armstrong wins Tour de France title No. 7. At least that’s what we hear. No one actually watches a bunch of bikes rolling through Swiss fields.
August: Terrell Owens comes armed for action. His heroism six months before was the only memorable act in the Super Bowl--other than Paul McCartney’s. Now T.O. invades Eagle training camp decked out in fatigues and earphones. And quickly gets booted for bitching too much for coach Andy Reid’s taste. Philly fans would stay tuned for a replay in the regular season.
September: Kim Clijsters is tops in tennis. Wins the U.S. Open for her first slam. And suddenly looks stunning at 22 after years of kiddie pimples. Forget Maria Sharapova, who in real life pales vs. her ad image. The Belgian Babe rules.
October: Scott Podsednik, Sportsman of the Year. Reasons? 1. He owns the best nickname in sports--the ChiPod--courtesy of my man Paul Whitfield. 2. His speed produced 59 stolen bases and got-got the Sox a pennant. 3. His clutch bat won Game 2 of the World Series with a homer in the bottom of the ninth.
November: Reggie Bush. It’s the presidential name. And his 513 all-purpose yards against Fresno State. And his scoring at nut-cuttin’ time for streaking Southern Cal. No wonder he would win the Heisman. After he rushes past Texas in this week’s title game, he will be the most anticipated pro since a fellow USC Heisman tailback: O.J. Simpson in 1969.
December: Kobe Bryant deep-sixes Dallas with 62 points. Laker fans glad to be rid of Shaq know this: Those 62 trump Shaq’s 61 six seasons ago.
And 2006? What’s coming up big?
This: soccer’s World Cup. The Americans are in it, and we’re given as much of a chance to win it as the White Sox last April.
So get ready. Twenty-six years after our hockey boys shocked the Olympics, the World Cup in Germany will hear this: The Yanks are coming.
And when we win the final in Berlin on
July 9, you can remember: You saw it here first.
©2006 by Bucky Fox. This column first posted Jan. 2, 2006.
You can visit Bucky Fox's
website at www.BuckyFox.com
You
can comment on this column online. Please address your message
to either "The Editors" or Bucky Fox. To send an email,
click here and don't forget to mention Bucky's name: talkback@thecolumnists.com
|
|
|
Archives |
|
|