So this post is dedicated solely to sports...well at least the beginning. I realized on Saturday why I love sports. One single incident can sum this up, at least for me. Okay, there are actually two incidents. The first incident happened on Saturday when West Virginia's star player Da'Sean Butler got hurt in their game against Duke in the National Semi-finals. It is now plain to see that Butler was in pain for a good reason. That reason being a torn ACL. No, tearing his ACL is not the incident making me realize why I love sports, but the incident is what happened directly after Butler got hurt.
Now, let me first say I am not a fan of Bob Huggins for obvious reasons, but that is for another day. Huggins went on to the court to console the ailing Butler, and console he did. It looked as if Huggins was about to give Butler a kiss. That didn't happen, but that is how close Huggins was to his best player. The reason why I love sports is the bond. It's a bond between a player, and another player. It's a building of a family. A brotherhood, if you will. I swear, when you play sports, you know more about your teammates than you do about yourself. You build such friendships with others, maybe even relationships that will last a lifetime.
Not only do you build friendships with other players, but building a relationship with the coaches might even be a better thing. Becoming close with a coach is glorious. The relationship between player and coach a bond of two people unlike any other. It's a friendship, a mentor-mentee type deal. If you have ever played sports, and ave become close with a coach, you know what I mean.
Now for non-sports things...
Pop-Tarts, I have an idea for you, but let it be known to the whole world....I came up with this idea first so if Kellogg's does this, I am demanding at least 40% of the total profit. I say only 40% because I feel it necessary to give Kellogg's more than a 50% share due to the fact they have built their name from scratch. Now, to the idea... Here's my pitch.
Looking to boost your sales through Pop-Tarts? Need something to contend with Toaster Strudels? Simple change is needed. Since you can't move to the croissant like layers like the Toaster Strudel, use the same outer layering currently used in Pop-Tarts, but change the inside. It makes sense to attract the parents of kids who love Pop-Tarts, therefore, make the filling inside a real fruit filling. The artificial flavoring currently used isn't make the cut. It is time for change. All you need to do is make the filling real fruit. It would essentially taste the same, but the brand itself would be more healthy, which would catch the attention of parents. Not only are Pop-Tarts a quick "on-the-go" breakfast food, but now with real fruit filling, it's also a healthy breakfast food.
Let's talk B.O.B. The man is on fire. If you haven't heard his songs, you need to go to YouTube and look him up. The guy is going to hit it big. He is already making a splash in the hip hop music industry... and by a 'splash,' I mean a 20 foot wave that is taking over hip hop. His first album is being released on April 27th. Go to the stores and pick it up! One of his new songs is called "Don't Let Me Fall." Check it out! He's the next big thing.
EA Sports has decided to postpone the making of anymore NCAA College Basketball games. If you have read my blog for some time, you should know I bashed EA Sports for putting out such a bad product... I win.
Moving to sports games.... When you get professional sports games, you can either start a franchise, or create a player and work your way to the pros. It's evident which one has the best create a player and work your way to the pros feature. But first, let's look at the ones not making the grade.
Madden 2010 - Seems as if nothing has changed. Quite boring to be honest with you. Extremely repetitive and you lose sight of what the main goal is of the 'Superstar' feature. One thing that is new with Madden 2010 is that you can take a real life rookie and play as him throughout his career, but the gameplay is still pretty boring. Overall: bad
NCAA Football 2010 - Seems to be progressing, but it's not quite there yet. Added features such as playing throughout the high school playoffs in order to receive scholarship offers from schools based on your performance. Added real-life people talking about your performance which is cool. Overall: pretty good
MLB 2010: The Show: Has a nice feature called 'Road To The Show.' Nice feature, with definite improvement from last year's feature. This year's game includes 20-pitch training sessions helping your player to develop faster. The gameplay is nice, but it is hard to develop your player. It is very time consuming, and quite frankly, I don't have the time. Overall: I'm sticking to the Franchise mode, but you can venture out to the 'RTTS' mode and see how far you get before the repetition becomes sickening.
Now for the best...
NBA 2k10: For some reason, once you start the MyPlayer feature, it's hard to quit. The suspense is there, the drive to achieve greatness is there, and the most importantly the gameplay is there. You get judged basically on everything you do, so make sure you make the right decisions, not only for you, but for the team. Overall: The Best!
"All lasting business is built on friendship" -- Alfred A. Montapert
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