Where did 2008 go

Where did 2008 go?

Wasn't it yesterday the Giants upset the undefeated Patriots? Wasn't it this morning Big Brown finished last in the Belmont Stakes? Wasn't it a moment ago the Celtics beat the Lakers for the NBA Championship?

Time flies when sports is good.

This year in sports rivaled the best years in history.

Tiger winning the Open on one leg. Michael Phelps dominating the Olympic pool. The USA men's basketball team capturing Gold.

The sports memories of 2008 will be talked about long after the athletes have left the stage.

They will speak of a great golfer who ignored pain. They will speak of a Boston team that proved leprecahns still live in the NBA. It will be remembered with fondness; how the unknown captain of the USA relay swim team, buoyed by patriotism, showed the French it takes more than youth to win a race.

2008 was a magical year in sports and one day your kids will ask you about it and you can say; Yes, I saw Phelps, yes, I saw Pierce match Bryant for a series. Yes, I even saw the greatest horse ever to finish last in a race.

Yes, you can say, it seemed like yesterday.