The title of this blog seems a bit misleading from the start. No, I will not being doing my best to tell you a better story, or write one for that matter. I will be doing my best to explain what I believe is truly a better story. What that better story is, is the eight minute love story of Ellie and Carl Fredrickson from the Disney movie “UP”. There is a picture from the very demotivational blog that I saw someone put on Facebook. It’s argument is to the books of Twilight. Now since I’ve never read the books or cared to watch the movies, I really feel biased towards this argument.
Ok, I know that I said was doing my best to try and start moving my blog over to my new website. But I am in the process of renaming both. Not because I don’t love writing about sports, I do, but I really can’t go through every waking day of my life thinking only about sports, it’s impossible. Life isn’t all about sports, it’s the first principle that I wrote about in my post about Nate’s Story. At least I think it was. Either way, your life is what you make it, and what happens within it. Sports have all but ended for me. I watch them, I read about them, I write about them, and I still play them at times. But it’s not like it used to be. It’s not a daily thing, it’s not a constant burden that I’m putting on my shoulders in order to keep doing better
So far in the Detroit Lions season, they have hit emotional highs with their hot start of 6-0, and as of late, emotional debacles during their last six games. Their record now stands at 7-5, they are tied with the Bears for the Wild Card lead, but show no signs of trying in recent weeks. The only attempt at trying they have had, have been with trying to get penalties. This entire season has been spearheaded by their over-the-top coach, Jim Schwartz, who is a hothead in his own right.
A week after being introduced as the new President of Baseball Operations, Theo Epstein has made what I consider to be his biggest move yet. Letting go this years manager Mike Quade. The news comes as a little bit of a surprise, but as a welcome change. Everyone knew that with the new management, Jed Hoyer and Jason Mcleod, new GM and the new boss of the minor league system, respectively, were going to do much with this team starting with the most pressing of matters.
Today was the beginning of a new era in sports. Not of a new powerhouse, star studded team. Not to a new ball club who has their sites set on a championship in its first year. But instead, it was the beginning of new management. Today marked the day where Theo Epstein took over as President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs. His press conference was not one that dwelled on his many accomplishments, such as winning two World Series titles with Boston in a four year period, with their first in 86 years coming in 2004.
Epstein has always been known as a “baseball mind”. Not because he played for 15 years, or grew up with a former player as his father, but because of his love and knowledge for the game. Epstein was heralded for his work in player scouting and development during his time in Boston.