Optimistic Sports Fan Prints

'We lost six nil!. . . and we were lucky to get the nil!'

"Good game."

'Joe took the day off to go to the ball game. So I'll be sitting in for him until he gets back. Would you like me to fetch you something?'

"Just another 50 decibels on your grunt and we can start to think about letting you hit a few balls!"

He's in training for the rugby World Cup.

Life with a professional baseball catcher.

'I'm not abandoned. I'm a free agent.'

"He tested positive for a new fever ... TB12."

"Did you know that when my mom played soccer, only the winner got a trophy?"

Mixed Doubles.

"I wanted to be a baseball player 'til I found out they send you to the showers."

Spring Training

Runner collapsing over the finishing line.

"Wait! Don't start the chase now: I need to stretch first!:

"It's Zeus' latest obsession."

Venn Diagram: DIamonds

Periscope spies beautiful water-skier.

The obstetrician doesn't need a close catcher...

Ted's Brilliant Rugby Career Was Plagued By Nagging Injuries,

Political Candidates' Playbook Signals from the sidelines

A man cheers

'You don't want weather? Not a problem! How about sports, or maybe a nice movie? We can do that! Just put that thing down and let's talk, OK?'

"Would you rather get hit by a racket or chewed by a dog?"

A bunch of baseball players sitting on a baseball diamond watching TV.

"My wife wanted to see a diamond. So I took her to a ballgame."

'Oh yeah, your dad might be on 4-1 in this afternoon's race, but mine is on 3-1!'

"Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!"

Zeus injects himself with steroids before throwing lightning bolts

'You both know the rules -- walk 1 paces, turn, and tee off on each other.'

Sheltering in place.

Bird about to dive from diving board into birdbath