As a baseball fan, it would seem like there could be nothing better than rooting for the Yankees. Yankee fans get to cheer on a team that is full of all-stars, enters almost every season as a championship contender and earns a playoff spot as a virtual birthright. The life of luxury resulted in another championship season in 2009. Despite the consistent domination that Yankee fans are able to enjoy, I’m far from envious of their situation.

What does Halloween mean to you? If you’re reading the Sports section, it probably signifies the start of the NBA season. With that in mind, I’ve combined the best parts of fall into Halloween-based awards for the start of the 2010 NBA season.

Yesterday had to be the craziest, most hectic day I’ve experienced in a long while. I had an economics exam in the morning, but that barely fazed me. I had a pre-interview employer information session last night, but I hardly had time to prepare for that, let alone worry about the consequences.

Several members of the mainstream media have disparaged bloggers as a whole due to a perceived lack of credibility, due process and accountability for bloggers. During an infamous segment of HBO’s “Costas Now,” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Buzz Bissinger, most notable for writing Friday Night Lights, said: “I think blogs are dedicated to cruelty, they’re dedicated to journalistic dishonesty, they’re dedicated to speed.” Within days of Bissinger’s tirade, prestigious publications such as the Washington Post ran articles in support of Bissinger’s stance.