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View of the Day: November 17, 2010

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This photo was taken roughly 10 minutes prior to tipoff at American Airlines Arena before last night’s Miami Heat 123-96 victory over the Phoenix Suns. And where are all the people?  I can remember Miami having attendance issues last season, when they were a mediocre team at best, but this year?  With the three biggest off-season free agent acquisitions (Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh) I figured Miami fans would be turning out early and often.  I watched parts of this game and can tell you that the arena did fill up eventually.  However, we are less than a month into the season and I figured fans would be a bit more present/vocal.

What accounts for the overall malaise in Miami? Part of the economic turndown or are fans, like the Heat players themselves, just waiting for the playoffs to give it their best?  Share your views.

View of the Day: November 11, 2010

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Happy Veterans Day.  To all of our men and women who have served and are serving our country right now, thank you. Your honor and courage are greatly appreciated.

The Atlanta Falcons celebrated Veterans Day with a dramatic, come from behind 26-21 victory over the Baltimore Ravens.  After falling behind 21-20 late in the 4th quarter, Matt Ryan, with little over a minute remaining in the game, put together the signature drive of his professional career.  With :20 seconds left on the clock, Ryan connected with Roddy White for the game winning TD.  White, who was listed as questionable heading into the game, made his fantasy owners extremely happy once again, catching 12 passes for 138 yards and 2 TDs.

Many pundits regarded this game as a preview of Super Bowl XLV. I myself would not be surprised to see these two teams squaring off against one another in Dallas this February.

Share your views.  What did you think of the game?  Were you even aware that there was a Thursday night game this week?  Or, for those of you that do not get the NFL Network, would you just rather we didn’t discuss last night at all?

View of the Day: 2010 NYC Marathon

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Nice to see viewmyseats was well represented at today’s New York City Marathon.  Marathon Day is always a very festive day in the city where the finest conditioned athletes in all the world are cheered on by an eclectic mix of merry, occasionally overserved, New Yorkers.

Plenty of good stories surrounding this years marathon. Former Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer is raising money for charity and rescued Chilean miner Edison Pena is putting his new found celebrity on the line as well.

Every year, the NYC Marathon arrives and I tell myself that next year will be the year that I finally train for and enter a marathon. So, you heard it hear first, next year I’m going to train for and enter the 2011 NYC Marathon.  Who’s coming with me?  Share your views.

View of the Day: November 1, 2010

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Congrats to the the San Francisco Giants and their loyal fans on winning the 2010 World Series.  Tim Lincecum beat Cliff Lee twice in the series and Edgar Renteria, your soon to be retired series MVP, had the biggest/loudest hit of the post season with his 3 run homerun off Lee in the top of the 7th inning.

Where do we go from here?  The Giants could be set up for the next few years.  Their pitching staff is young/under contract and Buster Posey may very well end up winning the Rookie of the Year award.  On the other hand, the Texas Rangers are sure to lose Cliff Lee to the Yankees, and will face a much tougher road in getting back to the World Series.

I’m happy for Giants fans and the city of San Francisco.  56 years is a long time to wait for a championship.  Cubs fans, I can only imagine.  Share your views.

View of the Day: October 30, 2010

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It’s always sunny in Southern California! Even though USC lost 53-32 to Oregon last night, fans at the Coliseum were treated to another spectacular fall afternoon in LA.  My brother in law Charlie, a transplant from the Northeast, sent in this pic from the game last night and said that the Trojans “teased” their fans with a strong start to the second half.  In the end, the game wasn’t really that close thanks to the mighty Oregon Duck offense.  With two more unbeaten teams falling yesterday (Michigan St/Missouri) my Alabama/Oregon BCS Championship prediction from two weeks ago is looking better and better.