I have been really bothered lately by all of the cheating that takes place in professional sports. Brian Belichick of the New England Patriots was fined $500,000 for filming signals of opposing coaches. One of NE's photographers had been kicked out of Lambeau during a game against Green Bay in the past. At that time, Green Bay personnel accused Belichick of illegally filming signals of our coaches. He denied it and claimed that he did not know the photographer. Now that he has been caught red-handed, he has confessed, but he says that he did not know it was against the rules, according to how he interprets the rule. If he did not know it was against the rules, why would he deny the activity in the past? I had always respected New England and Belichick, seeing them as an example of class and professionalism. Now, I have lost all respect for them, and I see all of their Super Bowl victories as being called into question.
We have a new home run record holder who has very obviously used steroids to make that record possible. We have a coach who has cheated to win for more than 4 years. I can't believe that people don't care about this. Where is the integrity of the game? Where is fair and honest competition? They have made no moves to strip these records from these cheaters. I believe they are being rewarded with fame, money, and power for breaking the rules. What Barry Bonds has done is at least as bad as the actions of Pete Rose. I think he should be kicked out of baseball for life. It is time to hold integrity up again as a core value.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
1 comment:
There's a mischievous 3 year old deep inside me with a sharp pin and he’s looking for balloons to pop...even better if they belong to someone else. He's been disciplined enough to behave now most of the time, but when I read something like this it becomes almost too much for him to resist.
I told you the other day that I'm a realist only because my cynicism has tempered my idealism. The 3 year old thinks I should help you become a realist as well.
This is not a condition in sports, and you know it full well. It is a human condition that you are all too familiar with. You've romanticized sports if you thinks it's exempt. I know you know this and it's really not what you were saying, but dude, really, go read Malachi again.
Uh-oh. Here comes Dad and he looks ticked. I gotta go to the woodshed now. What?...was that your balloon?
Post a Comment