Refresh and Rebrand
Spending a Life Around the Game and Creating a Page For Everyone
Just before I hit “new post” on this page, I took a look at the date of my last post on here: September 9, 2024. It’s been more than eight months since I’ve done anything with this page.
And that’s because I didn’t have the time, I didn’t have the direction and I didn’t have a vision that I had really fleshed out. Nor did I have a page that could appeal to a wide enough interest. There’s a simple reality: sports betting and sports analysis are a narrow market by their nature. If you love it, you really love it, but if it doesn’t interest you, there’s not much for you there.
And truth be told, fewer people than you’d think in my inner circle really care about sports betting. A lot of them love sports, but they love sports for other reasons. They’re not looking to dive into a small-college game and try to find an angle. There are enough people who do that consistently.
Analyzing one specific game that I attended doesn’t work either. Most people who look for opinions on a game are hardcore fans. They want someone who’s following the game and talking to the team. Failing that, they want a fan’s perspective. I offered neither.
An Idea Takes Shape
To make something worthwhile, it has to offer something that isn’t readily available. And I thought I’d found something like that by re-imagining old sports scenarios. I’ve always been fascinated by history and historical fiction, and sports works with that. Sports history is full of memorable moments where one detail meant everything.
For instance, what would have happened if the 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers had intentionally walked Bobby Thomson instead of pitching to him? What if the Music City Miracle had been ruled an illegal forward pass? What if Austria and West Germany hadn’t played for a fixed outcome in the 1982 World Cup?
But while I still want to do those things, that doesn’t solve the problem of this page only appealing to a few people. And in these trying times, I want to do more than that. So while I rebranded to Sports Rewritten, I never ended up making a post under that title.
Life Around the Game
So, why Life Around the Game? It’s because that’s what my existence has been, and it’s a way that I can connect with everyone.
I knew from a young age that I loved sports and had virtually no athletic talent. As an athlete, I was, to put it kindly, a pest. My best skill was grabbing the ball when an opponent was about to snag a rebound, forcing the ref to call a held ball. While that’s useful, it doesn’t exactly lead to a career playing basketball.
But I now have nearly 20 years of experience listening to coaches and analyzing their words. I know a good quote when I hear one, and I know how to use it to help explain life. And that’s something that can be for everyone. You don’t have to be a sports fan to use a quote and have it mean something for you.
I’ve also got experience in covering games across the nation. I love going to different stadiums and exploring what makes them special. With how many stadiums I’ve been to now, that’s another perspective I can offer.
Rewriting sports history can be a lot of fun. So can taking dives into old moments. And I can offer that as well. Maybe I’ll bring back the sports analysis someday, but for now, my aim is for this page to give me a reason to write for myself and to offer a little something for everyone.
I’m back. I hope to make it worth your time. Enjoy my life around the game.
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