Home Team Spirit
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:03 PM
Living in San Jose, the sporting scene is severely limited. Being from Texas, I grew up a diehard football fan, and while the Raiders and the 49ers are close by, it is difficult for me to consider them hometown teams. In an effort to satiate my local sports appetite, I began following the San Jose Sharks on a regular basis a few years ago.
At first, I didn’t even understand the game, but now hockey has grown into my favorite sport. It has all of the hitting and physicality that I love about football, except there are far fewer stoppages during game play. I have even dedicated my TV room to the hometown Sharks and equipped it with NHL lamps, posters and other memorabilia