BRONX, NY – As I sit here writing this on a Tuesday afternoon, while snow flurries float around on a gray frigid day in the Bronx, I’m reminded why this is the greatest time of year. Autumn has gone through its annual color explosion spectacular, people everywhere are gearing up for the upcoming holidays, and friends and family are reaching out to make all sorts of plans. Don’t get me wrong, I could do without all the leaf-blowers. But why nitpick? Let’s talk a little more about what makes these days so special.
Football in the Snow. I do not care who is playing, sign me up for all of the snow football I can watch. Last Sunday the Giants played the Bears in Chicago, it was barely snowing, and it was the most I wanted to watch a Giants game all season long. Football teams that have the ability to play in snow and cold and instead choose to play indoors (like my Vikings) are just plain stupid. I know today’s game is all about fan comfort and luxury suites and gambling and just about everything other than football, but shouldn’t you at least care about a real home field advantage and winning games? Apparently not.
Giants Need a New Head Coach and the Jets are Rebuilding Again. If you live in the New York Metropolitan Area and don’t love it when these two great shows come back with brand new seasons and characters, I honestly don’t know what is the matter with you. I live for the Giants looking for their next Great White Hype HC, even as names like Belichick and Spagnuolo get spit out into the ether, haunting Big Blue fans like recycled old ghosts. Meanwhile Gang Green lets their latest GM, Darren Mougey, do his darnedest to outdo all the greats that came before him in screwing up their NFL Draft. It’s a tall task, I think he’s up to it, and it’s must-see TV, kids.
Charlie Brown Holiday Specials. Are you kidding me? This is the time of year when everyone’s favorite blockhead shines or eats or 6 7’s or whatever you kids are saying these days. It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas nicely sandwich the underrated A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Are the other two better? Of course! But do not sleep on Snoopy single-handedly (single-pawdedly?) whipping up a buttered-toast, pop corn, and candy Thanksgiving feast for the entire Peanuts gang.
Okay, that’s it for me for today. I’ll let others handle the scourge of online gambling on sports, until I feel like picking up the baton and cramming it down everyone’s throats. Come back tomorrow for Buddy Diaz, who roots for the most boring good team in the NFL.
