May 11 2009
Posers, Wannabes, and Neanderthals
Can somebody explain to me why…
I was watching hockey highlights and one player through his gloves to the ice and everyone cleared out except the other player who did the same with his gloves—oh, I mean besides the two referees who were temporarily between the two about to bare-knuckle brawl. Then the fight began until the punches stopped flying. So can anybody tell me why it wasn’t stopped before it began? There was time to stop it, resources to stop it, and penalties to prevent it.
This type of fighting in little league, college, or international hockey is not tolerated. It’s against the rules, has little value to the sport except intimidation and punishment. What is the benefit to the young audience who thinks it’s cool?
I like a good fight as much as the next guy, but there is no logic to explain it. Yet it goes on…
Sports Guide Blog: More words on the subject.
Let’s move to baseball. Spitting, what’s the issue with this need for men to constantly be spitting something—saliva, tobacco, sunflower or pumpkin seeds? I mean it’s disgusting, unsanitary, and downright rude.
I went to the little league field to pitch, hit and field with the kids this weekend. The dugout was full of these leftover shell casings and bits of seed and saliva. Around pitchers mound same thing, as well as up and down the baselines and outfield. How freaken nasty!
The same field that little boys and grown men roll around on for hours in the hot sun is covered with excrement discharged from the mouth thousands of times by hundreds of people. Why is this behavior okay, what purpose does it serve?
Okay so the pro’s do it. Here’s a little notice to all the little leaguers, their parents and coaches—leave that behavior and steroid use to the pro’s—as much as you dress yourselves up in the same uniforms, buy the most expensive equipment and gear you’re not pro’s. You weren’t good enough for the pro’s when you were in your prime and no amount of dressing up in costume, or vicariously living your dream through you children, nor spitting is going to make it so now!
Worried about the spreading the flu much… Worried about getting the flu? Right.
