So bored

I must have the most appropriately named blog ever, because right now I'm blogging like the Worst Sports Blogger Ever.

There are no witty posts, or insightful analysis. I haven't made fun of an athlete or called anyone names like the more popular blogs.

Nope, nada. Nothing. Zilch. Zero.

I think there's just cause, though. I've been sucked into the black hole known as The Time Between the Super Bowl and the Official Start of the Baseball Season. Right now as a sports fan I've been absolutely bored to tears. I've had nothing worthwhile to say.

I hate this time of year. I haven't liked basketball since Michael Jordan hit the 18-foot jumper against Utah in 1998 to win championship number 6. The way I figure it, the game today is much more individualistic than the one I learned how to play in southern Indiana. As a frame of reference, the summer basketball camp my parents used to sign me up for used to teach us defense, rebounding, passing and dribbling in the first three days of camp. We didn't learn how to take a jump shot until day 4. Needless to say, I can't relate to the game today, and because of that, I can't stand to watch it. Couple that with the fact that the alma mater didn't make the NCAA tournament this year, I have no reason to tune in (and I haven't).

Football, my real passion, feels like it's nowhere in sight. I've been listening to Sirius NFL Radio, watching NFL Network and reading about all the free agent signings, but with the Colts standing on the sidelines during free agency (which is probably the right thing to do), I don't have a whole lot to keep me stimulated. The fact I'm internally debating on what and how to read the Adam Seward signing tells you where I'm at (but seriously, does it mean the Colts will become more physical, or what?).

I've been watching a lot of the Chicago Blackhawks this year, and it's been great. They're a fun team to watch, and I love that the franchise has been reborn. But hockey right now is more of a hobby than a real passion. Maybe I'll change my tune when the playoffs roll around, but I just can't be bothered to do much more than watch the games before bed. Blog about it? Not so much.

Baseball will be what the doctor ordered, I think. It'll give me something to look forward to everyday ... something new, something different and yet, something that actually counts. Real honest regular season baseball. I need something that I can look forward to ... something that will produce at least two news stories per day that don't rehash old news.

I haven't felt that since the football season ended. The fact of the matter is that football is so great that I require a sports that plays every single day to keep my mind off the fact that we're nowhere close to football season.

Maybe I ought to rename this the Worst Indianapolis Colts Blog Ever. I follow all sports and know a thing or two about a thing or two, but my world revolves around professional football.

And so does my blogging.