How The Grinch Stole Victory

Looks like interference to me. (Photo Courtesy of Brad Barr/USA Today Sports)

Patriots are 10 and 4; New England failed to clinch.

Felt as if Gostkowski was a victim of  the Grinch.

Edelman was awesome; Amendola - not too bad...

Even though he dropped the winning catch he should have had.

Hooman was amazing; made a single-handed grab

But, without the Gronk (I'd like to clone him in a lab)

Brady doesn't have a big receiver who won't care

When there's interference that the refs perceive as fair.

Have to play the Ravens next and that'll be a chore.

Hope New England figures out a better way to score.

With so many members of our team not on the field

Our best hope might be next year; once everyone has healed.

The New England Patriots - Curse the Luck

Another victim of the Sports Illustrated curse?

Patriots just crushed the Colts and yet the fans are sad;

There was lots of luck around, but much of ours was bad.

'though Defense looked good at last, 1st quarter was a mess.

Colts, thank gods, could  not prevent Tom getting it to Wes.

Due to sports announcer's curse, Gostkowski missed a kick.

I thought the addition of Talib made Defense click.

Luck, their rookie quarterback, who went from bad to worse,

Must have activated the Sports Illustrated curse.

Game had only minutes left; I thought us safe from harm

And then Rob Gronkowski had to go and break his arm.

He'll be out at least  a month - a rotten piece of luck -

And we have to play the Jets on Thursday, which will suck.

New York hates New England and, in truth, we hate the Jets;

Rivalry as nasty as the Sox and Yankees' gets.

Now we'll have to play them with a host of injuries...

I'd be very thankful for a win, dear sports gods...  Please?

The New England Patriots - The Sports Announcer's Curse Strikes Again.

I blame Dick Stockton and John Lynch for the Patriots' loss. They said "The Patriots haven't lost their home opener in 10 years" exactly one hundred and thirty-seven gazillion times yesterday...  Thereby initiating the sports announcer's  curse.

Thanks guys.

Don't know what it was we did to make the sports gods mad;

Judging by the way things went this Sunday it was bad.

Maybe we were victims of the sports announcer's curse.

It was painful watching as the game got bad...  Then worse.

Early in the Opener at home, Hernandez out,

I thought that our Offense was inspiring some doubt.

Arizona's Defense rushed Tom Brady left and right.

(Want to know who Belichick is missing now?  Matt Light.)

Our Defense was playing great, 'til sports gods intervened.

Arizona blocked a punt - our kicker's clock got cleaned.

Referees kept missing contact happening down field;

Shocked and silent fans looked on in disbelief, and reeled.

Just when things looked darkest - I'd accepted we might lose -

As the fans in Foxboro put on their boogie shoes,

Defense caused a fumble and it seemed the Pats would win...

No-one could believe Gostkowski's kick did not go in.

Red Sox lost last night, sports gods...  So, not just once, but twice.

And my golf swing's just developed quite a nasty slice.

Hockey has a lockout...  Tell me, what are fans to do?

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