Lost Without You: Sports Emmy Nominations We'd Love to See

Sports and TV shows go hand in hand for me.

I love both, I probably watch more of each than I should, and, while I have my favorites, I'll watch pretty much anything as long as it's entertaining.

That is why, when I saw the 2009 Emmy Nominations, I immediately thought of sports.

Sports can be funny and dramatic, sometimes even more so than shows that are scripted to be.

So here are my Sports Emmy Nominations for the past year.

Best Comedy Series: The Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals have been the laughingstock of baseball this year.

Not only are they the worst team in baseball in terms of record, but they have also consistently entertained us with their screw-ups.

They misspelled their own name on their jersey (pictured).

They misspelled a president's name on a bobblehead giveaway.

They even got their fireworks privilege revoked when debris from one of their shows fell on D.C.'s very own Fire Chief.

The Washington Nationals, everybody!

Best Comedy Series: The Detroit Lions

The Lions took sucking to a historic level this year when they became the first team to go 0-16 for the season.

They also provided me with my favorite moment of the season last year. Check out the video below. I've watched it about 50 times, and I still can't get enough.

The only thing that could have made the Lions funnier is if they would have taken a wide receiver with the first pick in the draft.

Best Comedy Series: The L.A. Clippers

The Clippers are the best. They get the first pick in a draft with only one sure thing, and instead of everyone talking about how lucky this is for the Clippers, they keep talking about Blake Griffin's awful luck.

Now the Clips are seriously pursuing Allen Iverson to run their offense.

The L.A. Clippers: so bad even a caveman can play for them.

Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Manny Ramirez

As if the whole "Manny being Manny" saga wasn't funny enough before the slugger tested positive for a female fertility drug.

Obviously he was using it to mask steroid use, but Manny is probably the one guy in the league where there was like a one-percent chance that he was actually trying to get pregnant.

Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Chad Ochocinco

There are certain moments in your life when you remember exactly where you were during that moment.

I remember exactly where I was when my friend texted me, "Chad Johnson legally changed his name to Chad Ochocinco."

My first thought was, "Yep, sounds about right."

My second thought was, "I'm so glad I have friends who feel the need to text me when things like this happen."

Anyway, since then, Mr. Ochocinco has demanded a trade, went back on it, moved in with his quarterback to get closer to him, and then publicly said he will defy the NFL and tweet during games.

Somebody get this man a sitcom.

Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Brandon Jennings

I admit that I wasn't too high on Brandon Jennings coming into the NBA Draft, but after he crashed the party and interrupted David Stern with a dramatic entrance, I became a fan.

That takes some major testicular fortitude to show up the Commish like that. He walks right out and starts blowing kisses to the crowd, never even looking Stern in the face.

Definitely the funniest part of the draft.

Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Michelle Larcher de Brito

I'm really hoping that Michelle Larcher de Brito is just one big joke. The squealing during shots, the excessive celebration...maybe it's all a giant prank on the tennis world.

Either way, no matter how annoying she can be, you still have to laugh at the ridiculousness of it all.

Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Jessica Simpson

While she was with Tony Romo she certainly provided us with some laughs.

Remember that time they went on vacation to Cabo before the playoffs and they lost in the first round? Hilarious.

Then there was that time she showed up wearing this jersey and Romo played horribly in a 10-6 loss. Of course, the next week she's a no-show, and he throws for almost 300 yards in a win. Classic.

Then Romo goes and dumps her a day before her birthday. I think he was just having a really, really hard time figuring out what to get her and just took the easy way out.

Best Actress in a Comedy Series: The WNBA

The league keeps acting like they are going to survive, when everyone knows it's only a matter of time before they fold.

The idea of putting sponsor names on the front of their jerseys was a last-ditch effort that isn't going to stop the WNBA from leaking money.

They settled on "Expect Great" for their slogan, but only after narrowing it down from these choices:

Expect Empty Seats
Expect Layups
Expect Bankruptcy
Expect Pretty Good

Best Drama Series: The New York Yankees

They spend hundreds of millions of dollars in the offseason on just three new players.

Their embattled best player is revealed to have taken steroids.

They start off the year slowly and go 0-8 against their biggest rivals.

Yep, nobody does drama like the New York Yankees.

Best Drama Series: The Denver Broncos

The Broncos have a horrible collapse to miss the playoffs last season, so they fire one of the most respected and talented coaches in the business.

Then they bring in a whiz kid who studied at the Bill Belichick school of ethics to coach the team.

New coach proceeds to secretly shop his Pro Bowl quarterback for a guy who hadn't started a game since high school up until last season.

Coach doesn't get the player he wants, but his quarterback is left with a bad taste in his mouth, and they eventually have to trade him for a much less talented quarterback.

I haven't even mentioned Brandon Marshall yet.

Best Drama Series: The Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic were a fascinating team this year.

At times they could be totally dysfunctional. Dwight Howard would call out his coach for not getting enough touches, Shaq was getting in on it, and even the backup center took a couple of shots.

Then they could be resilient. Their second best player went down halfway through the year, yet they still managed to pull it all together and upset the Cavs to get to the NBA Finals.

There they managed to fall apart again and put together a completely uninspired performance.

Now, with Vince Carter on the team, I can't wait to see what's next for this group.

Best Actor in a Drama Series: Brett Favre

Brett Favre has more "Will he? Won't he?" moments than Ross and Rachel.

Not only can he not make up his mind whether or not to stay retired, but if he does come back, it will be almost entirely for revenge on his former owner and team by playing for that team's rival.

You can't make this sort of stuff up.

Best Actor in a Drama Series: Albert Pujols

Albert gets the nod here because he is putting together the most serious threat to win the Triple Crown that we have seen in a long time.

A chase like this can put drama in each menial at-bat.

Best Actor in a Drama Series: LeBron James

LeBron would have made this list solely on the whole drama of him walking off the court after the NBA Eastern Conference Finals and not shaking hands with the other team.

Then Dunk-gate happens.

Apparently, LeBron got dunked on in his own camp by a college kid, then talked to Nike officials that where there, who promptly confiscated the tapes of the dunk.

LeBron definitely seems like he's auditioning for the role of "villain" recently.

Best Actress in a Drama Series: Erin Andrews

The drama that followed Erin Andrews getting hit on the chin by a baseball was unheard of.

There was gnashing of teeth and renting of garments, but thankfully she was okay.

To prove it, she showed up at the ESPYs in this dress, which caused even more of a stir.

Best Actress in a Drama Series: Dirk Nowitzki's Fiancée

If you ever think that you have crazy girl problems, go talk to Dirk Nowitzki.

His fiancee turned out to be a crazy stalker with a bunch of different aliases who he had to get arrested outside of his house.

Then she announced that she was pregnant with Dirk's baby. Dirk then filed a lawsuit claiming custody of the unborn child.

Draaaaamaaaaaa.

Best Actress in a Drama Series: Diana Taurasi

Can you imagine the NBA's leading scorer not making the All-Star game? Because that's exactly what is going to happen to Diana Taurasi.

The WNBA's leading scorer was not voted in as a starter by the fans, and after a recent DUI, it's unlikely that she'll be put on the squad by the coaches.

It's very disappointing. There are tens of WNBA fans that won't get to see the league's best scorer play in the game.

Best Miniseries: The FIFA Confederation Cup

Everyone loves an underdog story, and the United States in the Confederation Cup captured the nation's attention for a few choice games.

Nobody expected us to beat Spain, the best team in the world, but we did in a stunning 2-0 upset.

Then we gave Brazil all we had in a 3-2 heartbreaking loss. Although the outcome wasn't what we were hoping for, it was a hell of a ride.

Best Miniseries: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals

Admittedly, I don't really care about hockey. I love going to games, but I just can't bring myself to care about it when I'm at home.

That changed during the Penguins-Caps series. Watching two great teams with some of the best players the game had to offer was fascinating.

Even though Game Seven was a bit of a letdown, the series made me a hockey fan, even if only for a brief moment in time.

Best Miniseries: Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls

Four overtime games. Seven overtime periods. The best first round series I have ever seen. At least five of the seven games were instant classics.

It was the perfect storm. In one corner you had the defending champs—hurt, depleted, desperately trying to defend their title honorably.

In the other corner you had the young Bulls team that just started to come into their own, along with one of the best rookies we have seen in a long time leading them.

Both teams wanted it and, neither team wanted to give anything up. If you like sports, you loved this series.

I wish I could watch it all over again for the first time.