At one point both the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts were at 13-0 this season. Sports reporters breathlessly reported on the "historic" season each team was on the verge of. They wrote about the possibility of two undefeated teams meeting in the Super Bowl with perfection on the line and assured whatever the result.
Alas, those sports writers will have to find weightier matters to write about (perhaps Tiger Woods's latest travails) as both teams lost a game. In fact New Orleans has lost two. As both teams get ready for the playoffs and focus on their real goal of winning a Super Bowl (nothing historic there it happens every year) they may in fact suffer more losses.
I recall that after Mickey Mantle had a liver transplant, the hospital held a press conference attended by many sports journalists. After a question inquiring about the health status of the liver donor, a doctor replied "you're a sports journalist aren't you?"
CNN sent me a "Breaking News Alert" after each of these teams lost their first game. Perspective has truly been lost in a historic way.
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