Dear Sports Gods; Definitely Not Gloating!

 

I am being very careful as regards my Sox

Because I am superstitious, which my husband mocks.

He does not believe in sports gods; said they're just a joke.

I bet that his Yankees wish he'd thought before he spoke.

Red Sox are so far in front of other baseball teams

They've exceeded even Fenway Faithful's wildest dreams...

But, I'm trying not to gloat before the play-offs start

Knowing that it risks the sports gods breaking Boston's heart.

Go ahead and laugh it up! Feel free to talk some trash...

Don't believe me! Then, when all your sports dreams turn to ash,

I won't say I told you so (that makes the sports gods mad)

But I will be thinking it...  And gloating, just a tad.

The New England Patriots are #NotDone

 

I'm aware I won't convince the fans of other teams

That they shouldn't mind it when New England's crushed their dreams.

If I'm being honest, I suppose I'd feel the same...

But, you must admit, the Pats deliver quite a game.

With Tom Brady on the field the outcome's not in doubt.

Even when the team is down, you never count them out.

You all get exciting football.  We just get the win.

Oh, no! Did I just commit the sports gods' cardinal sin?

I don't want to taunt nor gloat lest they they exact a toll;

Have to mind my Ps and Qs before the Super Bowl.

We're not done...  The Eagles wait and then, I guess, we'll see.

But you'll get outstanding football...  That, I guarantee.

Noooo! Not Edelman.

I have got this thing for slot-receivers; guys like Jules.

Edelman, who's one of Brady's most essential tools,

Tore his ACL in Friday night's pre-season game.

Out before I even wore my jersey with his name.

It is a replacement for the one I have for Wes.

Welker left because he pissed off Belichick, I guess.

Up until I got their jerseys, both those men were fine.

Maybe I should not buy jerseys? Could this be a sign?

Even without Edelman, New England's looking good.

If nobody else gets injured I believe we should

Make it to another Super Bowl...  But this I swear;

I'll be much more careful of whose jersey that I wear.

Unsolicited Advice for the Patriots Organization re: Sports Gods

 

I'm afraid the Patriots are angering the gods.

Until a few days ago I liked New England's odds

Of another thrilling season and a Super Bowl.

With this team that seemed to be a reasonable goal.

But it doesn't do to get too cocky early on.

Sports gods disapprove of it and, when that mojo's gone;

Footballs do not spiral through the air the way they should,

Stars get injured, passes dropped, more field goals fall "No good."

When you register a trade-mark on 19 and 0

You insure that's not the way our season's gonna go.

Brady's risked the Madden curse, already,,,  What is next?

Let's not push our luck too far...  We'll make the sports gods vexed.

Tom Brady and The Sports Gods

Nooooo!

What on earth is Brady thinking? Has he lost his mind?

He's agreed to grace the Madden cover...  Is he blind?

What about poor Rob Gronkowski?  What about the curse?

Now he's making jokes about it? That just makes things worse.

Sure!  It's all just fun and games... Until the sports gods strike.

Just the thought of what could happen makes my heart rate spike.

Please Tom, I am begging you to stop (although you scoff)

If I'm right and there are sports gods, you've just pissed 'em off.

Not Taunting... Gloating

(Courtesy of Only In Boston)

P-A-T-S... Pats, Pats, Pats just won against the Jets;

Game was very close (New England didn't cover bets.)

But, despite a fifth of all his passes being dropped,

Brady's proved he's on a mission and will not be stopped.

I won't use the "U" word that's been bandied here-abouts,

I know - in regards to sports gods - people have their doubts

But I, still, remain convinced the sports gods DO exist

And that cockiness is on their Thou Shalt Not Do list.

I'll just count my blessings, with Tom Brady being first.

Thank them for Bill Belichick and pray I haven't cursed

Us before the Dolphins game we're playing Thursday night...

Careful not to boast or make predictions as I write.

Go ahead and call me superstitious if you want

But prior experience has taught me not to taunt.

Still, the sports gods can't begrudge Pats' fans the right to gloat;

Even they must recognize Tom Brady is the GOAT.

Another Prayer for The Patriots

(Photo/Courtesy of @cdinopoulos on Twitter)

Local sports reporters say the Colts are over-matched...

I don't like when we get cocky; chickens haven't hatched.

Even if it's true it isn't nice to say out loud.

Sports gods do not like it. It's a sin and not allowed.

You will never hear New England's players talking smack.

They don't do an interview and make some stupid crack.

They heap praise on everyone that they're about to play.

Other teams don't show as much restraint in what they say.

I'll be watching Sunday night, with toes and fingers crossed,

Praying to the sports gods as the coin's being tossed

(Trying to remember that I mustn't be too snide)

Please dear sports gods; Pats were good.  Let Luck be on their side.

Thou Shalt Not Gloat

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As one more Division leader loses to the Pats

All our former critics rush to offer their "Congrats!"

"They just beat the Lions without fielding Jonas Gray."
 "Best team in the NFL," most analysts now say.

Sunday, with a final score of 34 to 9,

(Thanks to the improvement in the Pats' Offensive line

And a brilliant Defense that turned Golden into lead)

I'm afraid New England might let praise go to its head.

Let's not tempt the sports gods now by gloating at our win;

Gloating, just like taunting, is a major sports gods' sin.

We've still got tough games to play before we reach our goal;

One more chance for us to go and win the Super Bowl

Worst to First to Worst

Worst to first, now worst again...  The Sox are in a slide

And, if you're a Boston fan, it's been a bumpy ride.

Like a roller coaster getting stuck up on the track,

Red Sox lost key players and have, clearly, felt their lack.

Add the fact the bottom of the line-up cannot hit;

That does not help out the Red Sox' cause a single bit.

Almost everyone, it seems, is in a hitting slump.

Now that we're 11 back, there's players that we'll dump.

Rumor has it Peavy's leaving - maybe Stephen Drew.

Hard to guess, exactly, what Ben Cherington will do.

Normally I'd worry that a rhyme from me's a jinx

But things can't get any worse...  This Red Sox season stinks.

Let's Go Canadiens?

I have got a history of sabotaging teams;

In the past my silly rhymes have ruined play-off dreams.

Thus, I hope you'll understand when I say something nice

About Montreal's Canadiens and Carey Price.

He has been on fire - stopping every puck he sees -

"Like he's on a mission," which is bad news for my Bs.

P.K. Subban (he's the guy the Bruins love to hate...

Mostly out of envy, because he's been playing great)

Scored, again, on breakaways last night on Tuukka Rask

Who, with a new baby, fell asleep behind his mask.

Series stands at 2 to 1; Game 4's on Thursday night.

If the Bruins lose that one they could still be all right

But it isn't likely.  The Canadiens are good.

Even when the games are played in Boston's neighborhood

If the Bruins cannot find the will to step it up

They are gonna miss their chance to win the Stanley Cup.

Boston Red Sox Fans Are Weird.

What?

Red Sox are advancing 'cause, last night, we beat the Rays.

Don't know who we're playing next; the Tigers or the A's.

All we know is we'll be here at home and better rested.

Fans have hopes so high right now, we ought'a be arrested.

Saturday is game one in the A.L. pennant chase.

Either way, whichever team the Red Sox have to face,

They will feel the Fenway Faithful - many with a beard...

Proving to the nation that, up here, we're kinda weird.

I make no predictions 'cause I want the Sox to win.

I don't want to jinx the team before the games begin.

When I write a rhyme about my teams they tend to lose.

You would not take chances either, were you in my shoes.

The 1st Commandment - Thou Shalt Not Taunt

The Ancient Greeks knew about the sports gods. (Photo/FactsandDetails.com)

 

Lately, Boston sports fans are more fortunate than most.

I'd thank God and Jesus and, of course, the Holy Ghost

If I thought they'd intervened, but I don't think they did.

They've got more important things to occupy them, kid.

That is not to say I don't believe in lesser gods

(Even though that classifies me with the ditzy broads.)

Hovering above the ice; they're, mostly, near the net.

Laughing up their togas at the phrase "It's a sure bet!"

Sports gods are the reason hockey pucks bang off the post.

If a sports fan angers them, their favorite team is toast.

Sports gods don't like taunting or predictions that you'll win,

Therefore, I'm determined to avoid committing sin.

I'm allowed to say the Boston Red Sox have been great

Just as long as I don't tease my Yankees' loving mate.

Sports gods will not mind it if I wish the Bruins luck,

I'm just not supposed to say Chicago's Blackhawks suck.

 So, I'll mind my Ps and Qs in tribute to the s.

When I pray for victories I will remember "Please." 

Just in case I'm right and lesser sports gods do exist

Thank you for our blessings; far too numerous to list.

The Boston Red Sox - Call Me Cassandra

This is what's left of the ancient city of Troy. (Photo/National Geographic)

Hate to play Cassandra here...  A prophetess of doom,

Faced with disbelief when warning that disasters loom.

You can call me crazy (and you wouldn't be the first)

But, I've grown convinced that Boston's Red Sox have been cursed.

Tried to warn you last year and I'm sorry I was right...

Even worse, but Jet Blue Park is still  the Yankees' site.

That's some major mojo that's been used against our Sox;

Cursed before the team has even gotten off the blocks.

Sports gods are capricious, like the Grecian gods of old.

When they turn away from you your favorite team gets cold.

Look what happened last year and then  tell me that I'm wrong.

And remember Troy; Cassandra warned them all along.

The New England Patriots - A Prayer to the Sports Gods

I told you so. (PhotoCredit/SI)

You can call me crazy (and you wouldn't be the first)

But I've grown convinced that Rob Gronkowski has been cursed.

Why does any athlete tell Sports Illustrated  yes?

For the great majority, their season is a mess.

Gronk is now a casualty; he broke his arm again.

Next we play the Ravens and we're gonna miss him then.

Woodhead also left the game...  (Thank gods there's always Wes.)

The officials blew some calls.  Was that a fumble? Yes.

Even so, New England won and - with a little luck -

We can beat the Ravens (besides, losing now would suck.)

Sports gods, don't you think the price too high for Gronk's mistake?

You can pay us back by giving Belichick a break.

I know that Ray Lewis must be praying to you too

But, although I won't presume to tell you what to do,

I don't ask for miracles...  Just help Bill find a way

To get to the Super Bowl.  This I, most humbly, pray.