My Wish for 2013

2012 was filled with incredible highs and disastrous lows in the world of sports. It was not a good year for my Red Sox or Bills, however, I was blessed with a beautiful and healthy daughter in 2012, so it made this ugly sports year easier to forget. I am hopeful that 2013 will bring many great sports moments that I can share with my daughter. Here are things I hope for in 2013:

That the Buffalo Bills find a franchise quarterback…and some linebackers….oh and another wide receiver would be nice…

That the Bills re-sign….Jarius Byrd and Andy Levitre…

That Tim Tebow finds a good home…

That the NHL and its players find a way to come to an agreement. If they can’t save this season, maybe they can get back on the ice next year…

That a compromise is struck whereby Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Pete Rose are all inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, under the condition that Cooperstown adds a wing dedicated to the topic of steroid use and gambling in sports…

That the NFL clarifies its current rules on hits and stops creating new ones. This is football. It’s a dangerous game….the players know it…stop worrying about future lawsuits and make everyone sign a waiver. Pretty soon defensive players closing in on a tackle will only be allowed to yell, “Hey you! Stop!!”…

That NASCAR will take the next logical step in its development by airing post-race fights on pay-per-view…

That an improved bullpen and a new manager will be all that the Red Sox need to forget about 2012…

That members of the New York Yankees continue to focus more on the women in the stands and less about the game of baseball…

That Tiger Woods will win a major again so that people will stop talking about it…

That a law is passed banning professional athletes from using the word “haters” on Twitter…

That top college programs will stop switching conferences, so I can keep track of where teams end up and so that a west coast team doesn’t end up joining the ACC…

That the Los Angeles Dodgers can make payroll without having to dip into their Swiss bank accounts…

That a cyclist who is completely honest and free of performance-enhancing drugs emerges to dominate the sport…

That Andrew Bynum plays at least one game in the NBA before Dwight Howard is traded again…

That whenever Roger Goodell goes to New Orleans, he brings a body guard and a food taster…

That network executives don’t develop that Aaron Rodgers State Farm (discount double check) commercial into a sitcom on NBC…

That leaders in Washington on both sides of the aisle come together and hammer out some sort of a plan to make sure top paid athletes can avoid the 2 percent loss in their paycheck as a result of the fiscal cliff…

That my daughter will love sports more than any of those girly shows my wife watches.

Happy 2013 everyone!

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