The antithesis

2008 was all about good things for Boston sports. The Red Sox were the reigning World Series champs until October. The Celtics won the NBA title. BC won its third national title in hockey. The Bruins were following up a surprising 2007-08 campaign with a fantastic start to the 2008-09 season which would get them the best record in the conference.

2009 has been the antithesis of last year. The Lakers won the NBA title. Boston University is the reigning NCAA hockey national champion. The Yankees look more and more like the team to win the World Series this year. The Bruins are struggling and have lost two of their most important players (Milan Lucic & Marc Savard) for at least the next month. And this past weekend BC football ended its 6 game win streak against Notre Dame with a turnover plagued performance in South Bend. O "City of Champions" where have you gone??

I know - I sound like one of the doom and gloom writers I always rail against. Things are not as bleak as my previous paragraph may lead you to believe. To those who aren't BC fans, a BU victory is just as much of a Boston championship as a BC victory. With a healthy KG, the Celtics are once again a viable title contender this year. After some ups and downs early in the season the Patriots look like they are righting the ship and if they stay healthy should be considered among the NFL title contenders. The jury is out on the Bruins until we can see where they stand once Lucic and Savard come back. But there are positive signs over the past three games that this team may be regaining their competitive fire with a couple of come-from-behind performances. The BC football team, while not great, has performed much better than anyone thought they would and should make a bowl game this year when many people thought they would be lucky to win 3 games.

So I guess I need to be happy for what we have. Even though we don't have the dominant beat everybody teams from 2008, Boston still has title contenders in almost every sport. Not many cities can boast that. I guess I will suffer through 2009 - the year when all my most hated rivals won the prize.