Holidays tend to be a hectic mish-mash of get-togethers in which there is always somewhere to be and, if time permits, someone to see.
Keeping the focus on what we're supposed to be doing -- celebrating past memories and making new ones, eating good food, tricking the good-looking girl/guy at your office party to stand under the mistletoe and the co-worker you don't like to eat it - can often get lost in the shuffle.
The same can be true for sports fans, especially Bay Area sports fans. The games we watch are supposed to give us some release, not make us feel like releasing a brick into our HD television screen. (Check your warranty, this isn't covered.)
So, with Thanksgiving dinner still settling in our stomachs, I thought it's time to make a list, or wishlist for some, of what to be thankful for:
Tim Lincecum: The San Francisco Giants have a a four-syllable explanation for why it's okay to keep hope alive.
Billy Beane: For trading away great players each season to make every Oakland A's team feel like overachievers.
Another year has gone by: Don't worry Raiders fans, Al Davis can't live forever. Or can he?
Mike Singletary: the 49er faithful should be happy they have a coach who will demand the most from his players or put them on injured reserve with his bare hands.
Don Nelson still coaches the Warriors: Better to be running-and-gunning than losing games and boring.
The San Jose Sharks: Finally, a Bay Area pro sports franchise that has championship written all over it.
Josh Koehn Josh Koehn is the sports editor of the Gilroy Dispatch.
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