Feb 09
8
Steriod-ball, anyone?
Well, another baseballer has been found out for juicing on steroids. One of the many stories/commentaries can be read here, and there will be more, so much more to come. I think by this point, I have less of an issue with Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds or any particular player, or even baseball as a whole; it is more about the culture of professional sports celebrity-hood that has developed over the last few decades: Do anything to get ahead, be famous, make millions. Generally, a sad commentary on a number of different aspects of our society…
-
A-Rod & Drugs — created at www.wordle.net
A-Rod & Drugs — created at www.wordle.net
How much are we fans to blame for tolerating and supporting this behavior? …by spending millions of dollars, not just on tickets, but other paraphernalia, including supporting the sponsors of MLB? Is observing this sort of behavior the best return we can get on our earnings? It would seem that our entertainment dollars shouldn’t be going to support the cult-of-personality machine that is the world of professional sports. There are plenty of other leagues where the athletes demonstrate infinitely greater sportsmanship, though there is a 12-and-under age limitation on most of these. The bottom line is that I find that our money would be better spent on more honorable endeavors, especially in these economic times…
Then, perhaps we would wonder why in the world the behavior of a ‘professional athlete’ would be newsworthy at all.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| © Submit to Any - jjtcomputing.co.uk |
