WGN Morning News Blog

Don't take me wrong--BearS all the way baby!!! I want them to win. I'm rooting for the Bears eventhough I know nothing about football. Trust me I've tried. My husband loves football, actually any sport and watches all of them on TV. So when we started dating I sat by him and tried to understand who was who on the field and what the object of the game was. But most of the time I couldn't even follow where the ball was. A sport that deals with yards and numbers sounds to me like math which I have never been good at either. Also, the tackling, the shoving, the pushing was too much for me so after constantly complaining and yelling at the TV in horror, Steve, that's my hubby, gave up his dream of taking me to Soldier Field dressed in matching shirts and enjoy the sweet taste of Bears victory with his wife.

My lack of interest and knowledge has also been a problem with our friends (i.e. the great people Steve brought into my life 8 years ago). They love sports. Some of them are Bears season ticket holders and have even played in coed leagues. So even the women talk the talk and play the game. I remember the first party I went to when we were first dating. It was a couple's shower where they were all watching the Cubs and then while the bride and groom openned gifts, the guests spoke about football strategy. Forget the language and culture barriers between us, my biggest problem was the sports barrier. But they have accepted my sports illiteracy and lack of interest and they have also resigned themselves to the fact that the only thing I can do when it comes to sports is correctly pronounce the last names of the Latino players.

Now I find myself immersed in the Bears fever. I have to admit I'm a bit nervous about the impending coverage of the Bears Super Bowl visit. Covering the victory will be a breeze, a party is a party is a party, but as a reporter I'm supposed to sprinkle my reports with some facts about the game and I think that's when I'll screw up. Baseball and basketball I can improvise a little about, but footbal, not so much. So if you see me reading off my notebook, you will know why.

I'm sure I'll be watching Sunday with my trustee translator Steve next to me and in terms of TV land---I can stick to the two phrases I've learned this year "Robbie Gould rocks" and "I wonder what Rex Grossman we are getting today". I know Robbie doesn't miss a kick and that our QB is a bit inconsistent. I love my Urlacher because he is a machine on the field and very cute in the soup commercials. And I also love Mussin Muhammed just because I love to say his name. Oh and I know that they have a Mexican American player who is fluent in Spanish---he should be my favorite right. Wow, maybe I know more than I thought---now if only I could keep an eye on the ball...

GO BEARS!!!