Here is the thing, I don’t like rain. In fact, I don’t like rain at all. The only thing I hate more than rain is thunderstorms.
Okay, there is Michigan, the Squeallers and soccer officials that don’t understand what a hand ball is – I hate them all too. But I am referring to kinds of weather.
Before we get any farther, yes, I am a college graduate, but not an egghead, I understand we need rain to survive, without rain we all die. I get that, but there is a time and place for rain and it ain’t on Friday nights during the fall.
Some people claim the love rainy days, including country singer Eddie Rabbitt. He claimed rainy nights made him high. Really? I have gotten a natural high before from skiing down a mountain or making a 70 foot putt, I was lucky I’ve made one, maybe two, in my life. But, from rainy nights? Nope, sorry, Eddie, you only get wet from those.
Once I was in an English class at The Ohio State University when this nice young lady shared this story about some loved to watch it rain. I didn’t believe it from the beginning. She said it made her think.
Funny, I don’t recall her being much of a thinker. I found myself staring out the window wondering my we had to fire Earle Bruce and hire this guy named John Cooper. If I had only known.
The reason I don’t like rain is it tends to get in way of things, mainly sports. Last Friday night was a good example. I was helping my parents on Friday afternoon when my mom says there were supposed to be thunderstorms and she had to right? Didn’t she?
I can’t remember the last time she was right about anything related to sports. The again, she predicts Ohio State to lose every week so when on the rare occasion that does happen she is right about that, but still that isn’t a very good record.
See, when there are thunderstorms they stop playing the football games. And sometimes they make the players come back the next day and I don’t that a bit. You see, for the last 26 football seasons my Friday night has included collecting scores and reporting them. When it rains it stops that process and makes me very unhappy.
I want somebody to do something about thins and the sooner the better. I’m not advocating the abolishing of the OHSAA’s 30 minute rule that says you have to wait 30 minutes after the last visible lightning strike before you can play again. That is for the safety of the players, coaches, officials and yes even fans.
So, I need someone that can stop it from raining. God, of course, would be the best answer, but He would seem pretty busy with all of war, disease and death going on.
I guess I must turn to one of those superheroes that pop up on the movie screens every other week. Doesn’t one of them have the power to control the weather? I think I’m right. Let’s get him over here right away!
Well, a guy can have dreams right? I’ll just settle for no more rain on Fridays for the rest of the football season.
We’ll talk about baseball and softball season next year.
After years of toil and sweat behind radio station microphones, longtime broadcaster, Jeff Swank joined the new generation of sports followers on the web.
Swank launched his internet radio station with nothing more than some wire, a box with some knobs and switches, and an itch to do much more than just scratch the surface of everything sports.
Richland Source is proud to introduce Jeff as a writer focused on high school sports. He will contribute a weekly column and analysis of a featured game of the week from one of our area high schools.
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