"And that is why I love sports.  Not everything has to have a proper cause and effect; things can just inexplicably happen."  

YES! That is the great thing about sports. And that's why I get so pissed when writers try to brand players or teams as eternally "chokers" or "clutch", because anything can happen. Like when Peyton Manning rallied to beat the Pats in the AFC Championship game last season. Or the Giants run this season... that certainly proves both "Mike and the Mad Dog" wrong about a Strahan led Giant defense never making a big stop in a big game. And then there's A-Rod,who will hopefully escape his branding one of these days. Just another reason why the sports media is... borat not so nice... borat

Anyway, I enjoyed your article. Good luck with heavenly chick.