I don't know how it is everywhere else, but up here in the Bay Area, everyone is talking about "The Franchise." The documentary of the Giants 2011 season hits Showtime tonight, and while fears are running high that the Giants may be overexposing themselves to the rest of the world (and thus running the risk of becoming a hated team in the National sphere), people up here are straight up excited.
That's all got me thinking. Which of my favorite squads would I want to watch on this show (and we're pretending that I actually have Showtime for the purposes of this argument, which I don't)?
Los Angeles Angels: They'd have to be ranked in the top three. I think the whole clubhouse dynamic in baseball makes for the most interesting drama possible in this show's format. Watching Jeff Mathis crumble under the pressure of being hated by fans, watching Mark Trumbo develop into a superstar, and watching Scioscia akwardly spill lasagna onto his uniform? It all sounds great to me.
Vancouver Canucks: Obviously, this would be my ideal choice. Watching the Orca carry out their season after losing the Stanley Cup Finals to the Bruins would be awesome (and at the same time, heartbreaking yet again). Overall, though, seeing how they rebound from the rioting on Robson to try and get back to being an elite squad sounds exciting and extremely interesting. Sign me up. Plus, the 'Nucks have some characters on the squad. Bieksa, Kesler, and AB would keep the show interesting as heck.
Notre Dame: This year's Irish would be a very interesting choice. Brian Kelly seems like he'd be interesting to watch, and with the whole drama with Michael Floyd's DUI, this would probably be fun. The QB battle? The evolving defense? The history of the squad? The insane fanbase? It has to rank in my top 3.
St. Louis Rams: Nope. Not interested. Episode one would be all about how the games aren't on TV locally because they can't manage to sell seats? No thanks. A second year QB sounds like an interesting story, but then you realize that it's Sam Bradford, and his lack of personality makes me take a pass.
Boston Celtics: Not only has it already been done by NBA-TV, but I wouldn't even want to watch a second of it (and, in fact, I didn't watch a second of it). Self-indulgent crap. It's weird how much I hate one of my favorite teams. Maybe now that I'm up in the East Bay, I can swap to the Warriors and start liking basketball again. Maybe.
Newcastle: This would probably be really interesting, and I'd probably watch every week. However, my inability to understand their accent is something of a turn off.
Celtic FC: See above.
Chivas USA: Out of all my soccer squads, this is the one I would most like to watch. Robin Fraser taking over this team has been fun to watch from game to game, and an inside look at the job he is doing would be fascinating. Plus, we have some good personalities on this Goat squad. From Kennedy to LaBrocca to Pearce, it'd be a fun show to watch.
So, ranking my top three, I'd probably go with:
1. Vancouver Canucks
2. Los Angeles Angels
3. Notre Dame
How about you guys?
-- Sent from my Palm Prē
2 comments:
Great Q.
1) Notre Dame - for the same reasons you listed I think those were perfect reasons. Also I don't think they would ever sign off on a all-acesss show so that makes me wanna see it more in a weird way.
2)Blackhawks - with a whole bunch of new vet signings and all the star power on the team in a huge market this could potentially be a big hit and bring in more fans to the game.
3) 49ers - Love to see Harbaughs fist year and see what he was doing to make a difference and also to see stars like Willis (who is the best backer in the game) Vernon Davis and Frank Gore go about there business. All three are said to have the "best work ethic around".
I think all three of the above franchises have long winning traditions and are very well respected. And all 3 are either top teams or are hopefully on the cusp of rising again (one can dream right?). Also the fan bases for all of them are quite large so there is that as well.
Wow, this one is tough. Currently most of my teams are going through some rough times, but here it is:
1) Man Utd - the fact that we have a diverse squad makes this one interesting to me. At one time, Patrice Evra (France), Carlos Tevez (Argentina), and Park Ji-Sung (South Korea) were best friends. If that doesn't make you laugh, then you probably like Dane Cook. Sir Alex Ferguson is the longest tenured manager at the top flight of football, and I'm always intrigued by how he keeps his club motivated. We won the Prem this last year, but everyknow knows he's hungry to supplant Barcelona as the champions of Europe. That quest through injuries, transfer speculation, the rise of young players and the twilight of older players would be incredibly fascinating.
2) Hopkins Lacrosse - while lacrosse is growing, most people don't know too much about it. NLL and MLL are bastardized versions of the original sport that college fans across the east coast have come to love. Of the top lacrosse programs, Hopkins is one of the few where it is THE premier sport on campus, and a small one at that. Following the recruiting trail, and watching egos being put in check would be awesome.
3) Leafs - we haven't made the playoffs in 7 years, and haven't won the cup in [I lost count] years. Every year Leafs fans are hoping it's the year we come back into prominence. As we lack a true superstar on the roster, it would truly be about the team. Well, that is if they don't turn it into the Brian Burke story. And even that wouldn't be so bad.
I left USC, the Lakers, and the Ravens off as I feel they all get plenty of coverage to begin with. Nobody cares about the Jays either.
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