Jim's Favs...

OK, so I just want to feel like I'm "in da club" with Eric and Frank...so here are my favorites. In a particular order.

NBA
1. Washington Wizards
distant 2's. Pistons, Bobcats.
Hates: SPURS! and I would say Knicks, but now they are kinda funny, so I don't hate them as much as I used to.

NFL
1. Washington Redskins (I know I told Aaron I would root for the Ravens, but I just can't).
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
Hates: Cowboys, Patriots

MLB
1. Baltimore Orioles
Hates: Yankees, Nationals,

College Basketball
1. Maryland
2. West Virginia (I totally got Pittsnogled)
3. UAB
4. George Mason
(I'm not really a fan of 2-4, but I just have fond memories of some pretty sweet upsets in the tournament, and I've just got some left over love for them).
Irrational Hatred: Duke. Also Dislikes: UCONN, North Carolina.

College Football
1. Maryland
2. Depending on who I'm talking to: Ohio State or Michigan.
Dislkes: Depending on who I'm talking to: Ohio State or Michigan.

Women's Professional Tennis
1. Maria Sharapova
Hates: Ugly Girls.

Getting back to Eric's post...

Good idea, Eric. It's always good to define our allegiances from time to time. As Eric said, these are listed in order of favorite sport:

NFL
1. Redskins
a distant #2. Packers (I liked their helmet as a kid and they have Favre)
Emblazoned Hatred: Cowboys
Passionate Dislikes: Eagles, Giants, Ravens

MLB
1. Mets
2. Orioles
Emblazoned Hatred: Yankees and Braves
Passionate Dislikes: Red Sox, Phillies, White Sox

College Basketball
1. UMD Terps
2. Anne Arundel Community College
Will root for: UCONN, Florida, Georgetown, GW, Michigan
Emblazoned Hatred: Duke, Shane Battier, JJ Redick, Carlos Boozer, Jay Williams
Passionate Dislikes: All other ACC teams, the MVC, Kentucky, Stanford, Kansas

NBA
1. Wizards
2. Whatever team Juan Dixon and Steve Blake end up on, so I guess the Trailblazers right now
3. Mavs
Passionate Dislikes: Heat, Lakers, Spurs, Bulls, Knicks

Golf
1. David Duval
2. Fred Funk (his home course is Paint Branch, 5 minutes from my apartment)
3. Vijay
Other players I like to see win: Phil, Tiger, Jim Furyk, Fred Couples
Players I never want to see win: Colin Montgomery, Sergio, Rory Sabbatini

College Football (it's different here than in the Midwest)
1. UMD Football
2. Florida
Passionate Dislikes: FSU, Miami, Virginia, West Virginia

Also, my fantasy teams seem to sway my likes and dislikes with each draft. I suppose I'll post about the "fantasy dilemma" when the time comes for me to root between my fantasy team and real team.

Who Would Win?

Zidane?













Or a Pachycephalosaurus?

(In case you didn't know, Pachycephalosaurus was a dome-headed dinosaur. Its head housed an incredibly 10 inch thick skull with a tiny brain and large eyes. The huge dome was used for ramming rivals and as self-defense against predators.)

Hi, I'm Eric and I don't like Duke

Well, now that we are in the lull of summer in sport, meaning that baseball is the only thing worth mentioning other than who is signing what NBA contract (even though they technically can't yet...). So I thought maybe we could post (for the record) our own interests and affiliations. I know we generally like most DC area teams but I'm sure there are a few teams that we like or dislike that aren't regionally biased. For example, I can't stand the Colts. My dislike stems from none other than Tecmo Bowl, where the Colts were horrible and I laughed at them as I beat them.

Here's some info on the world of sport from my point of view. I have my top teams in each sport, ranked by which sport I follow the most (so go ahead and post your own!):

College Basketball
1. Maryland
2. Ohio State
Great dislike for: Duke, Michigan, for some reason Virginia Tech

College Football
1. Ohio State
2. Maryland
3. Bowling Green
Great dislike for: Michigan, any team from Florida, Steve Spurrier in general, Toledo

MLB
1. Cincinnati
1a. Baltimore
2. Washington
Great dislike for: Yankees, Phillies, and I'm really starting to get tired of the Red Sox

NFL
1. Cincinnati Bengals. I can't believe I just wrote that.
Great dislike for: Ravens (I'm an Ohioan), Colts (from Tecmo Bowl days), Rams, Cardinals

NBA
1. Detroit Pistons
2. Wizards
Great dislike for: Lakers, Knicks, Pacers

Why I loved the World Cup Final

My new favorite soccer player is ZINEDINE ZIDANE!!!

I heard the Italian guy didn't call him a "dirty Terrorist". Right, so he head-butted you because you didn't call him a dirty terrorist. OK. I get it now.