Oh yeah, that other sport

[dr4b]

You know I'm a baseball person, not a football person.

But I was saying to Oren a few weeks ago how funny it'd be if there were a Steelers-Seahawks super bowl this year, because there'd be a couple hours where I'd basically know exactly how far from a television most of my friends were. (For the one or two people who may have forgotten, I lived in Pittsburgh for 8 years before moving to Seattle 3.5 years ago.)

And well, ha, now there's a Steelers-Seahawks Super Bowl! I've never actually watched the super bowl, seriously, but I think this year I just might have to. I wonder if anyone I know is actually having a party?

It was kind of funny since I went to the gym this afternoon for a few hours. I wore a Pittsburgh Pirates shirt since the Steelers were winning when I left my apartment, and they won by the time I got there, and then during volleyball people kept looking at the Seahawks score, and I was just like "It's all good! They're going to win today! Then the Stillers will beat them in the super bowl!"

Oh, I also got to go see Megan and Josh's new puppy. He's the cutest thing ever.

Anyway, much like I'm not sure who I'd root for in a Pirates-Mariners World Series, I don't know who I'd root for in a Stillers-Seahawks super bowl, but I am happy for a lot of people.

Comments

[genericman.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's going to be nuts in Pittsburgh. Tomorrow I plan to take a walk down Penn in the Strip to see just how big the wave of Steelers-mania has crested. KDKA's late 6 PM news had live reports from Denver and the Strip District; in the latter case the reporter was almost overwhelmed by crazed Steelers fans all around her and even in passing cars. The whole city's been waiting for years for this kind of excitement.

[jnanacandra.livejournal.com]

We're hosting a party at our place. I know it's been ages since we've seen each other, but if you're interested in trekking up to Snohomish you'd be welcome :)

[booklegger.livejournal.com]

See, my version of those questions are sooo easy. I used to be a HUUGE 49'ers fan back in Sacramento, but when they crossed the line from Bungles incompetence to Cardinals incompetence, I swore them off entirely. So for me a Carolina-San Francisco NFC title game is a no-brainer.

On the baseball side, it's also pretty easy for me to pick the A's over either the Braves or the Nats. How can anyone root for the Braves in the post-season? Isn't that asking a bit much of suspenion of disbelief? And the Nats? Give 'em a few years yet and I might change my mind, but right now they're so new that they don't warrant more than a meh.

[tg2k.livejournal.com]

We didn't watch the Steelers-Broncos game, but we were a little afraid of getting lynched. Oh and the fact that we sent Cade to day care on Friday wearing a black shirt and yellow pants...

Should be a good year to watch the Super Bowl. I hope my family is up for it.