Valentines Weekend - Hardest Weekend of the Year to spend without a Significant Sports Team

I’m going through a rough time with my relationship to the sporting world. So far this weekend I have not watched one sporting event. Recent Maryland Terrapin Basketball losses have been dragging me down, I thought this year’s Ravens team was the one, and I really was convinced that they were going to the Super Bowl, but then those dreams quickly came crashing down once the second half kicked in against the Steelers. The dissapointment of local sports teams has given me a sports heartbreak. This weekend, I’ve been trying to break off my love affair with sports, but everything I do keeps reminding me of what I’m missing. Tonight I picked up a few various NECCO Candy Sweethearts and each one reminds me of sports…


PURR FECT – Ohio State Basketball team – You no longer have a perfect season after the loss to Wisconsin today. You’ve been dumped. You just lost your sweet lady # 1 spot to Mr. Kansas.

LOVE BIRD – Vladimir Guerrero, you are going to help fill up some seats at Camden Yards, at least for the first couple weeks of the season. Many are looking forward to watching these new Birds come April.



BEAR HUG - Steelers Big-Bearded Brett Keisel, you need a giant bear hug after that Super Bowl loss…literally, a hug from a giant bear.



HEAT WAVE – Miami’s hot – Heat, you are on a roll. You’ve won 8 in a row – will the Celtics be engulfed by your flames or will they stop, drop, and roll past you guys at 1PM tomorrow?


SUNSHINE – Tom Brady.


HOME SICK – Come on wizards, you’ve been in D.C for 37 years now, it’s time for you to leave the nest, get your stuff out of the Southeast Division basement in D.C, move out and get a win on your own now on the road…You are 0-25 on the road - Come on guys! - Get a road win tomorrow - Cleveland's a great place to start. But watch out - Clevelands hot... They just won a game and ended their 26 game overall losing streak.

I’ve had enough, I’m tearing up, I need to get back to watching sports, I can’t go on without them. I’m turning on the TV, Wichita State vs. Northern Iowa at 11:30 at night… You've never looked so beautiful. I missed you sports. Happy Valentines weekend sports fans. I hope everyone's significant sports teams have been winning and treating everyone right. If not, there are many other big games in the sea.

- Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics Sunday Feb 13 1PM
- Washington Wizards AT Cleveland Cavaliers Feb 13 6PM

Sunday Night’s Big Game: Get your pizza, beer, chips & dip ready

On Sunday night, February 6, 2011, we get to sit back, relax, and enjoy one helluva game. Many may have been looking forward to this matchup for awhile now and finally the time has come. The Wizards take on the Atlanta Hawks Sunday night in perhaps one of the most pivotal matchups at the Verizon Center since January 22nd when the Wiz knocked off the Eastern Conference leaders, the Boston Celtics. The Hawks are currently in 2nd place in the Southeast Division right behind the Heat led by the 3 headed monster. The Wiz currently are in last place in the Southeast division. But, all is not lost. This is a home game!

The wizards have an outstanding 13-11 record at home this year. Give credit to the Wiz, for given the home team crowd a win more than 50% of the time (52%). Keep in mind this is better than the Orioles last year getting a win at home around 46% of the time. And yes the O’s are making some moves which have us on the edge of our seat so they might improve this statistic. However let’s get back to the big game and not leave the Wiz off the chopping block and get to the heat of the matter. The Wiz are an astounding 0-25 at away games. Now, it’s never easier to win in a foreign environment then behind a home crowd, but 0-25 comes from more than just a lack of a home-court advantage. However hope is near for an away game win.

On Wednesday, February 13th, the Wiz have a battle set against a struggling Cleveland team at Cleveland. I’m a statistics guy and if we go on the sample of 25 away games then we might conclude that the Wiz have no chance of winning an away game. But add in the statistic that the Cavaliers have lost 23 games in a row and they have not won a game since December makes any statistical model go bonkers over who will win Wednesday’s game. Either the Wizards end their 25 away game losing streak or the Cavaliers end their 23 game overall losing streak. Folks, a lot is on the line.

In reality, I don’t follow the Wizards, I simply pulled some stats and looked at their schedule on CBSSports.com, but this is a Strictly Athletic blog site named B-W blogway in honor of the Baltimore-Washington sports teams and if I’m not mistaken the Wizards play in Washington so I will aim to cover them from time to time on this blog site.

Many of you will be watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, but remember if that remote is within your clutches – the Wiz game is just a few down clicks away on CSN (Comcast Sports Network).