The Pizzeria Uno’s in Phoenix Is Above Average

By Chris Mottram
Chris will be blogging from somewhere in Arizona all week where apparently a game is happening. He promises to not once mention anything that might actually occur on the field of play.⇥
I’m lucky enough to be in Phoenix/Glendale, Arizona covering (actually, sitting in the corner, giggling and taking photos would probably be more accurate) the Super Bowl and all that comes with it this week. Because really, I’m nothing more than a humble blogger -- which is to say, I’m nothing more than a fan -- I’ll try to present things from that perspective -- which is to say, from your prospective.
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So let me start by telling you what’s going on in downtown Phoenix: Nothing. Absolute ghost town (see above image of downtown PHX). I have never been to a deader place in my entire life. And I’ve been to places such as Wise, Virginia. Of course, the action is supposed to really be in Glendale (and Scottsdale), but I thought Phoenix was, like, an actual city, or something. I was wrong.
When we went out for dinner last night, you could literally count the amount of fellow humans we encountered (those wearing police uniforms don’t qualify) on our fingers and toes. The only way you’d know that a Super Bowl is going on is the huge NFL logo being projected onto the side of an office building. Actually, come to think of it, that office building is the only way you’d know there is life going on in this area.
Sadly, we ate at Pizzeria Uno’s. Even sadder was that their bar closed at 10PM.
But onto today ... Media Day. I have no idea what to expect. I’m not a reporter, and I’ve only once been in a reporter-like situation (it involved me and Jai Lewis in a locker room). What I do know is that no one is allowed to ask Tom Brady about his ankle. So that eliminates about 98% of what reporters have to talk about. Seau was wearing a sweet hat yesterday, so maybe I’ll get to see that. Only time will tell.
I assume the entire state of Arizona is WiFi enabled this week, so I should be able to do some posts from Media Day in a few hours. If you don’t hear from me by Noon ET, the reporters have revolted and taken the bloggers hostage. Call the authorities.↵