Welcome

Hello, I'm Andrew Hoien. I have what one would call a sports fetish. I love to watch them, read about them, and even (poorly) play them.My first and truest love in sports is the Kansas City Royals, and I have been following them for the last 11 years. In those 11 years I have seen a team that has been an utter joke, and only recently shown any signs of life at all. Needless to say, there have been many a times I wondered what life would be like if I were a Cardinals fan, but at this point I'm stuck with them, for better or worse.

This blog will be mostly focused on the Royals, and their ups and downs.Even though I am a big Royals fan, this blog will branch out into other topics. Mostly the NBA, NHL and NFL. I'll also talk about college football and basketball when the time is appropriate. I will not however, ever, ever talk about NASCAR or any kind of racing, if you're here, looking for deep racing insight, you might want to leave.

The title comes from the fact that I play no professional, or even rec-league sports. The closest I get to actually playing is heading out to the batting cages or driving range every once in a while. Therefore all of my opinions are based on my observations as a fan, and the stats I can find, no inside-the-player's-mind commentary to be found here, sorry.

I have a habit of getting long winded, and I tend to cover a multitude of points when I talk about anything. If you're looking for short, succinct, and mono-topic commentary, go elsewhere.

Since this a blog, there is going to be a lot of knee-jerk reactions, and a lot of random thoughts that turn into ten page rants about how David Stern is killing basketball in Seattle on purpose. However, since I am one of those people that makes Rick Riley cry into his cashmere pillow slip, you really shouldn't worry about that anyways.

I hope to be a calm but witty voice in this vast world on online sports blogging, and I look forward to an interesting ride.