Here's a resolution list for ya'... part 1

With the end of the decade quickly approaching, I think it is only appropriate to make some kind of Sports Fans resolution list. This could take a while to accomplish so make it your resolution list for the next decade. These are the thirty things every sports fan must see before they die.

1. The Summer Olympics
With swimming, gymnastics, beach volleyball, and track and field- these games are definitely the more popular of the Olympic games. They come around every four years. So plan a trip to London in 2012 and check this one off of your list. My personal favorite... men's swimming.

2. The Winter Olympics
Curling, ice dancing, the luge... ok, there are some more popular sports also. But the collection of the weird and wacky is great. The snowy locations never disappoint, and if you think about it, there are always some great sports movies that come out of the winter games (ex. Cool Runnings, Miracle).

3. A World Series game
No matter what anyone says, baseball is still America's past time, and the World Series truly lives up to it's name... the fall classic. Also, tickets tend to be more easily attainable than the Super Bowl.

4. NFL Conference Championship game
The Super Bowl game is usually over hyped, over priced, and more than likely not as exciting as the Championship game. At least at the Champ. game there is a home crowd and the energy is through the roof because you are playing for the chance to play again. At the bowl the crowd is usually CEO's who don't really care who wins or loses.

5. MLB Spring Training
The quintessential get away for baseball's biggest fans. In Arizona and Florida from February to March the eternal baseball optimists gather to watch their team before losses actually count and you can say with naivete "this is definitely our year"

6. The Kentucky Derby
Mint juleps, big hats, and the most exciting 60 seconds in sports. Churchill Downs is a can't miss and if you love upsets and underdogs then this is the event for you. (Also probably the best celeb spotting in sports).

7. NBA game from court-side
The closest you can get to a professional sporting event.

8. The running of the bulls
If you are an adrenaline junkie, or someone who gets their jollies from watching other people run for their lives then hop on a plane to Spain and visit Pamplona in July.

9. A Red-Sox Yankees game
One of the biggest rivalries in all of sportsdom. If you want to practice your trash talk then pick a team, wear a (insert opponent) Sucks t-shirt and north. New Yorkers and Beantowners can drink and curse with the best of them, so you might keep the kiddies at home for this one.

10. World Cup
Probably the biggest party in all of sports (When Germany hosted the Cup last summer they were actually afraid of running out of beer...), making it enjoyable to both soccer fans and Americans. The fans are so passionate about their teams they set themselves on fire before the game in order to inspire their team. This is in stark contrast to the US where we set each other on fire after the game... you heard me Detroit.

11. Michigan-Ohio State football game
The intensity of this rivalry, the record attendance numbers, and the more-often-than-not national stakes that ride on these games is unmatched in college sports.

12. A Green Bay Packers game at home in the snow
Finish the analogy ______: Football :: Fenway Park: Baseball. Correct Answer: Lambeau Field. There are few field in the NFL with the history of Lambeau. Whether you are a cheese head or not, the best time to get that true Green Bay experience is to watch a game in the winter, and don't worry, the temperature will be so low that your body will go numb so you wont feel the burn of the frost bite.

13. Heavyweight Championship fight in Vegas
Sure the glory days of boxing may be behind us (you knew it had to go downhill after people started eating ears), but there aren't any more "Rocky" movies so...

14. The NHL winter classic
Though it is new (2008) it has been wildly successful. For those f you unfamiliar with hockey or the classic, this is an annual regular season game that is played outside in different historic sports venues (ex, Wrigley Field, Fenway Park). This is how hockey should be enjoyed.

15. MLB Opening Day
Skip work and head out to watch your favorite team open up it's season at home with some beer, a hot dog, and some friends.

Stay tuned for part 2....