A few things have tripped me up lately. Let's explore those.
- A little while ago some New York sportscasters came out criticizing NY Mets 2nd baseman Daniel Murphy for taking time off to be there for the birth of his child. Uh, excuse me? Pretty much every other profession allows for the father to take time off to be there for the birth of his child, and often a "paternity leave" for the few days after. Let me put it this way, my husband put me in this position, and he's going to be there with me while I go through the most painful part. Not to mention the risk of birthing complications. Lord forbid a player miss the only chance he would have at seeing his child because fans believe that they shouldn't be allowed to miss a game. Not every child is born healthy and while most of the time people are aware of this coming into the birthing process, there's no guarantee. Yes, it's a job, but it's also a game. This is their family. I could obviously rant on this for days, but for the sake of space, I digress.
- After game 1 of the Rockets and Trailblazers series, the NBA issued an apology for a blown call by referees. They called a foul on Dwight Howard which sent the blazers to the line for free throws, when in fact, it should have been Dwight shooting free throws. (But Katelyn! Dwight is terrible at free throws! Why does that matter?) Good question. Those Trailblazers free throws tied the game and put it into overtime, in what should have been a Rockets regulation win. I was obviously mad, but I'M SO MUCH MORE MAD NOW THAT THE SERIES IS 3-1. I almost wish they hadn't apologized. SO BITTER. Also, do not get me started on the flagrant called on Parsons...
- Which brings me to my next point...how terrible has the officiating in the playoffs been? Not just the NBA, which from my twitter I can gather has been bad. Sorry guys, NHL playoffs are on so if it's not the Rockets, or I'm not at a sports bar with multiple TV's, playoff hockey wins out. And the NHL refs have been AWFUL. From the last game in the Avalanche-Wild series where the refs not only missed a blatant hold that would've blown the play dead, to the fact that the pass off that hold was offsides, which also would've blown the play dead, to the fact that particular play led to a game tying goal with a minute left, I am angry. The officiating in most of the Rangers series has just been horrific. Just obvious missed calls. Do there need to be extra officials in the playoffs? If the officials can't position themselves to call blatantly obvious penalties, (the hold on Charlie Coyle in the Wild game was baddddd y'all), then something has to change. I can't say that both sides aren't getting away with some stuff, but not things like that that are game changers. Playoff hockey is competitive enough without having to overcome the officials as well.
- How great is having baseball season back? Happy note: my sweet friend Randal is making his MLB debut today. (Well, he's been called up. May come in off the bench.) Moments like these are always so surreal for me. It's a truly special feeling to see your friends hard work pay off and reach their goals. But seriously, just having baseball back is so fantastic. It's pretty funny to see the Angels fans tweeting about their #blowpen when it's clearly not even the worst one in the AL West... Just a quick tidbit about how angry I am that I live in Houston and rely on sports bars to watch the Astros play. The CSN deal absolutely infuriates me, and the limited exposure is not any good for the team, regardless of how they're playing. This deserves it's own article soon though.
Obviously sports are going to get under your skin from time to time if you're as emotionally invested in them as I am, but man this past week has been rough. Here's to hoping my Wild keep their season alive tonight, and that the Rockets can overcome all odd's to make it out of the first round.
Next we shall talk about the upcoming NFL draft, which is quite late this year. All the basics like, what I wish the Texans would do but probably won't, what I expect they will do, and my personal projections about a few of the top prospects. (Hint: I don't have very much to say about Manziel that's nice so I just wouldn't expect to see a whole bunch about him in that blog post.- I'm learning Mom!) I'll do my best to keep up with the NBA playoffs and there will be a bit about the NHL playoffs on here as that's where my head is right now. If you're not a hockey fan, NOW is a great time to watch and try it out. The playoffs never fail to produce exciting and physical games.
XOXO
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