| Show Hope springs eternal for teams Mark Woodruff Contributing Writer HEN Kevin Johnson of the Phoenix W WHEN Suns nailed a dutch field goal with 6 seconds left to wrap up the NHA Western Conference quarter-final quarter series against the Utah Jazz I wasn't surprised You see lately all of my teams have been losing in the big games and Im I'm starting to take it personally This all started last October when th the Chicago Cubs my limy baseball team lost the National League pennant to the San Francisco Giants I J was really hoping that they would win since the Cubs haven't won the National League pennant for over 40 years Heck they haven't won the World Series in over 80 years the last time was in 1908 Then came the Super Bowl My liMy football team the Denver Broncos played magnificently magnificently magnificently mag mag- during the regular season and I J was hoping that this would be their year The Broncos had made it to the Super Bowl three other times only to lose by no less than 17 points in any anyone one of the games They really blew it losing to the San Francisco SS 55 to 10 Then came the basketball season The Jazz had their best year yet winning nearly 70 of their regular season games They just choked when the playoff series started All of my limy teams just seem to blow it in the pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure situations which accompany pl playoff games Luckily I am a loyal fan who keeps hoping that my limy teams will learn from their mistakes mistakes mistakes mis mis- takes and start winning the really important games Just in case though when play-off play times come again I think Ill I'll have to wager against my limy teams This way at least Ill I'll make a little money off of them when they choke under pressure |
