Sunday Just Won't Be The Same

Caution: the following post contains a significant number of product plugs. For those readers keeping score at home, I have hyperlinked and bolded them. In case you are wondering, the Colts Pro Shop recently massively marked down the prices on their Super Bowl XLI stuff.

Yes, I am in mourning. Not serious mourning.....just football mourning.

My beloved Colts will NOT be playing on Sunday. Oh, they had the game last week. Then, my buddy MM's Bolts shot them down. I tip my Colts Sideline cap to you and the Bolts, MM.

They had a great year. Another 13 win season. While many of the fair weather fans are groaning and looking to order their Patriots crap, I sit here thumbing through my recently purchased Super Bowl XLI Game Program (purchased immediately after the deflating defeat for a paltry $5.00) reminiscing on the wonderful world championship I enjoyed last year.

Others I know are suddenly Brett Favre fans. Go figure. Out of nowhere came their CheeseHead. Well, I say NO to that bull. Yes, I will watch tomorrow's game between GB and the Giants (anyone know why ESPN insists on calling them "The Football NY Giants"?). I will be watching it basking in the warmth of my Super Bowl XLI Champions Parade Hoodie.

Boy, the sweatshirt is almost warm enough to keep out the bitter chill of defeat. Do I need to concerned about that lingering cold???? Of course not....for I will be sporting my Super Bowl XLI Champions Hat Hook T-Shirt underneath my sweatshirt which will repel the remaining bits of cold.

So, don't cry for me, Argentina....or Louisville.....or Omaha....or even San Diego. I am prepared for this difficult stretch coming up. Well prepared.

Now, if only I could convince Mrs. WHW on the investment value of the Fan Version of the Super Bowl Champ's Ring ($1,399.99), then I would be set.

This Has Got To End

Time for some NFL talk.....

I am a Colts fan. I have been a Colts fan since childhood. Big fan of Bert Jones, Lydell Mitchell, Roger Carr, etc. I have been a fan through all the lean years. I was a fan when they moved from Baltimore to Indy. I was a fan when they barely won 2 games in a season. I was a fan when they almost went to the Super Bowl behind Jim Harbaugh. I was a fan when they picked Manning, and people claimed Ryan Leaf was a better prospect. And, I was a fan when the won the Super Bowl.

As you might expect, I hate the Patriots. I hated them when they had a cool patriot on their helmet in the three point stance. I hated them when Steve Grogan was their quarterback. I hated them when Tony Eason lead them to the Super Bowl only to be destroyed by the '85 Bears. I hated them when it seemed every year they knocked the Colts out of the playoffs. I even hated them as they went down in Indy.

With all this in mind, I hope they got undefeated this year and win it all.

That's right. I want a perfect season for them. Why???? To put an end to this:



I am old enough to remember the Dolphin's perfect season. I liked that team....then. But I am now very tired of the celebrations every year when the last undefeated team goes down.

Don't get me wrong. I typically thrive on celebrating the defeat of others. But this has gotten old, even for me.

Please, let the Pats go undefeated this year....then let them implode.

Thanks.

Addendum:

As you could guess, I came across the YouTube above while looking for SportsCenter clips. Here is my fav:

That's Not Why They Play 162

Double post since my availability for a couple weeks will be limited.

While at work today I got an IM from my buddy Pete letting me know that the Cubs were getting beat by the Braves. In passing, I suggested to him that Carlos Zambrano (Cubs pitcher) was likely due to erupt soon. He plays with heated passion which frequently overtakes him.

Sure enough, as I drove home from work I heard that he had a heated "argument" with the Cubs catcher Michael Barrett after an inning where Barrett had a past ball AND a throwing error. As you can see from the link here, what the announcers should have said is that they had a brawl. To make matters much worse, after Zambrano was sent to the clubhouse, Barrett went there and they continued their "discussion".

I think I like the hapless Cubs much more.

BTW: did you hear the Colts won the Super Bowl this year??? It was great.

Playoffs??!!

I'm still on a Super Bowl high. Having seen, and re-seen just about every press conference related to the Super Bowl, I have decided to post the transcripts to my recent post-victory press conference. (yes, I know, the press conference only happened in my head....but please let me dream)

Reporter: WHW, for most of the game you remained quite level headed and calm. Was that because you knew the Colts were going to win?
Me: I would like to say that I knew all along that we had the game in the bag. However, the reason behind my behavior was related to a little "chat" I had with Mrs. W. before the game. It had to do with our young company during the game.
Reporter: After that last interception/touchdown, you disappeared for a while. Where did you go?
Me: I stepped outside for a bit of fresh air.
Spike (my dog): Actually, he came outside and screamed...."Yes...we ^&%ing won!! Kiss my @ss Bears!"
Me: No comment
Reporter: During the season, were you sure the Colts were going to make the playoffs? Especially after giving up 1,000 yards rushing to Jacksonville.
Me: Playoffs??!! I was just hoping we would win another game. (this answer is my tribute to a wonderful Colts coach of the past, Jim Mora)
Reporter: You have been a Colts fan for a long time. This has to be your best memory. What is your worst memory?
Me: Two come to mind. First, they started the 1986 season 0-13, with most games being lost by more than a touchdown. The second was the day I was told my Bert Jones jersey no longer fit, and I had to stop wearing it. I cried for hours....until Mrs. W told me I could get a Peyton Manning jersey.
Reporter: Are you convinced your support helped the team win the Super Bowl
Me: Absolutely. Next question
Reporter: I have been told that Mrs. W, as well as your oldest son and your son A-Train are not Colts fans.
Me: You know. This is supposed to be about me. Not my family. Why you bring my family into this?? Think you are tough??? I ain't answering any more questions. End of press conference

It is at this point that I overturned the podium and went after the reporter who asked the last question.

Spring training starts in 10 or so days!!!

How Sweet It Is!

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Not much to say. It is time to celebrate.

The Colts Super Bowl victory is sweet.....is it too much to ask to have a Cubs World Series victory???

Oh, and all you Bears fans who made bets.....time to pay up, my friends :>)

Sweet Mother of Art Donovan.....

Never have I gone from wanting to put my nerf football through the TV (first half) to wanting to put my arms around the TV (second half) in such a short amount of time. Yes, I have hugged my TV before.....but that is a story for another post.

Not reall much more can be said about a game like this. It was freakin crazy. I must now begin assuming idiotic, super-fan characteristics....slowly working myself up into the complete assinine behavior for Super Bowl Sunday. I believe a road trip in the next two weeks into someplace near Colts headquarters to stock up on various items is in order.

Possibly:

1. Colts hard-hat
2. Colts Super Bowl T-shirt
3. Colts big foam #1 finger
4. New Payton Manning jersey
5. Colts face paint or rubber mask
6. Colts Batman mask
7. ???? Other ideas?

A lot of Bears fans up here. I need my gear.

Go Colts!

Why The Colts? Why Not?

I have been a Colts fan since I was in junior high. Not really sure why. I'm not from Baltimore, anywhere in Maryland, or even anywhere on the east coast (which is where the Colts were from when I was a kid). The Bears and the St. Louis CARDINALS were closer. So, why the Colts??

When I started cheering for them, they were the Baltimore Colts. Johnny Unitas (one of the best quarterbacks of all-time) was gone. They were rarely on TV in the midwest. So, why the Colts???

Bert Jones was their quarterback. Lydell Mitchell and later Joe Washington were running backs. John Dutton was their huge defensive end. They were very good in the mid 70's...but always ran into the Raiders or the Steelers in the playoffs...and always lost. Even then, they also had battles with the New England Patriots (Steve Grogan quarterbacking). Still, why the Colts????

I guess I don't know why. I do know one of the happiest Christmas gifts in 1976 was my Bert Jones jersey....straight from the pages of the Sears Wishbook. I wore that jersey until it was so thin you could see through it. I thought it was the coolest shirt in the world.

Then the 80's and 90's came along. I got older...and the Colts, under cover of darkness, abandoned their fans and moved to Indy. They also left behind any hints of a winning team (except for the freak year when Jim Harbaugh had them one hail mary pass away from the Super Bowl). Even with this, I stayed true to them. Imagine a sports fan in the 80's/90's whose teams were the Colts and the Cubs. No one accused me of jumping on the good team bandwagon.

Then the 1998 draft came along and the Colts had the first pick. And the big decision....Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf. According to SI at the time, Leaf had more of the physical tools needed for an NFL quarterback. Fortunately for the Colts, they chose to go with quarterback savy, not physical gifts.

After a couple rocky seasons, it has been awfully good to be a Colts fan. Sure, we have issues in the playoffs...but 12 or 13 game winning seasons are sooo nice.

So, as we approach another postseason game against the Patriots....I say good luck Colts. Win one for Bert Jones.