No Joy in Mudville…

A more accurate description might be “No Sports in Dallas”. I mean, here we are at the beginning of May, and what is there on the local scene for the sports fan? Hmm…. let’s take a look-see, shall we?

Football: The Cowboys don’t report to training camp for another 3 months, and the Cowboys spent their draft wheeling and dealing for nothing exciting, so we can expect to spend the summer in endless debate over whether Wade Phillips will take the ‘boys to the postseason, or whether Tony Romo and Carrie Underwood are really an item.

Basketball: Ugh. The “Almost to All” mantra apparently contained some little-known fine print that is loosely translated as “we-ALMOST-made-it-ALL-the-way-to-the-first-weekend-in-May-before-completely-collapsing and-embarrassing-ourselves.” A season that was supposed to last until mid-June is over before April is hardly out of the rear-view. Dirk’s MVP campaign will have to be restructured to read, “More Votes, Please” as his performance in the playoffs will definitely have the powers that be raising eyebrows and thinking to themselves, “Dirk, who?”

Hockey: See “Basketball” above. Only the Stars managed an even earlier exit. ‘nuf said.

Baseball: Do we even HAVE a baseball team in this area? I know we have a double-A team in Frisco, and I think there’s a triple-A club playing somewhere in Arlington, but the Rangers have apparently decided to take the season off. Either that or they’re sparing their fans the agony of watching them collapse following the All-Star break and taking themselves out of contention early. So much for the Buck Showalter legacy. Somehow, the Rangers winning the World Series in the first year following his exit is as likely as…well…the Mavericks winning the NBA Finals or the Stars winning the Stanley Cup.

Alas, there is no joy in Mudville as our mighty athletes have all struck out. But hey, it gives us something to talk about while Lost is on hiatus.