Go, RANDOM TEAM!

     I always get excited about adding things to my bucket list. Most items are years away or are currently being saved up for little by little, or just waiting for Dolly Parton to go on tour. So, I add little things that, once accomplished, can inspire me to keep going and trying new things.
     I know I have some rare form of ADD where I get distracted and lose track of these great ideas I have, but at least I try, and that seems to be enough for me.
    So, with the Royals enduring yet another losing season and the Chiefs unable to live up to expectations (again), I think it's time to expand on my athletics knowledge.
     Don't misunderstand, these two teams will always hold a special 'you're a local team so I have to want you to win' place in my heart, but if I branch out, watch different teams from different parts of the country, I could learn a lot more, and maybe even be able to hold sports-related conversation with men who will then assume I'm a lesbian (jokes!) or I'll increase my level of hot.
     Here's the goal: pick random sports teams from the MLS, NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB. Follow them an entire season. Learn more about a team, learn more about a sport, appear 'hipster' because I'm not cheering on the most obvious of teams (also, I will never see 'Avatar' or read '50 Shades of Grey', this is only related to the 'appear hipster' clause.)
     I've done a lot of research on teams...Okay, I've wikipedia-d a lot of teams. I used a few guidelines to choose including; geography, team history, players, and coaches. My older sister and her husband living in Seattle definitely had an affect on a few team choices, just as my little sister and her husband living in Alabama has resulted in my cheering on Bama football the past 3 seasons (Roll Tide!)
     THE CHOICES:
I'll start with soccer. I went with my local Kansas team, mostly because they're incredibly fun to watch and they've been dominate;
MLS: Sporting KC. BOOM. Next-
NHL: I went with the Vancouver Canucks off a recommendation from a my friend Dave. They're a great team and made it to the Stanley Cup finals in 2011. Hockey will most definitely be the hardest sport for me. I've never played and never really followed it. But how much cooler am I now that I have team? Once the lockout is over, I can begin my journey into a sport where fighting is encouraged! Just look at that bloody face!

MLB: Sticking with the northwest here, Seattle Mariners. I love the city of Seattle. I love visiting my sister there. I realize the Mariners aren't that great, probably about the same as cheering for the Royals, and Seattle has never really had great sports teams, but it makes it fun to cheer on a team in my sister's city.
  If this old lady can love the Mariners, so can I!

NBA: OKC Thunder. Not only does my first Jayhawk love Nick Collison come off the bench, but Kevin Durant has been fun to watch since his year at Texas. Add Westbrook, Harden, and Ibaka, coached by Scotty Brooks, and I'm a happy fan.

NFL-It's already into week 5 and, while I have the team picked out, I'm not too sure I want to admit it. The NoLA Saints haven't won a game and they had that whole bounty thing...Probably not a really solid team to choose, but I love Drew Brees...in all the ways a women should love him. He's got the scar, the Super Bowl ring, the adorable kid, the Nyquil 'Quarterback sacked' commercial, and he's one game away from breaking Johnny Unitas' 52 year old consecutive games with a touchdown pass record. He's a solid quarterback. Whether the team is a solid pick, that's questionable. But I'll still cheer them on.  
     So, there's the list. Not incredibly diverse with 2 local teams, but solid choices for sure.
     It'll be fun to get behind a team and cheer them on for a season. I do that anyway with Kansas basketball, so why not try to make the feeling last all year? Bottom line, I really love sports and I'm a tad competitive, so hopefully, this goal will only add to my ever-longing need to win (but with the Saints and Mariners on my side, it might just teach me to accept loss.)

GO CANUCKS, MARINERS, SPORTING, SAINTS, and THUNDER! (also, how funny is 'Canucks'?)