This is about a week late, but I've been busy: In laws' last weekend, running in the evening, one late night at work, and most of all the Vancouver Olympics (i.e. Lindsey Vonn’s butt). But now it's time to weigh in on Tiger Woods' public apology. First of all let me start off by saying, he absolutely did not owe anyone other than his family an apology. And these talking heads on ESPN say how outrageous his acts were, yet cover up any controversy that surrounds any of their famous personalities. When former Mets GM and ESPN analyst Steve Phillips was ousted as having a multi year affair with a co-worker, he was quietly let go and no one on the network was allowed to discuss. Yet it's a mortal sin if Tiger doesn't apologize to some mildly overweight scratch golfer with a 15 handicap in Missouri?
I felt his apology was sincere and I believe he is truly sorry. That still doesn't make what he did right and if his wife leaves him and he is only allowed to see his kids on the weekends, then it serves him right. The way his apology was analyzed was also comical. I probably heard six “experts” give their opinions how sincere he was. Three said it was great and three said it was totally fake. Kobe Bryant may or may not have raped a woman, and he definitely cheated on his wife, but everyone in the sports media (ESPN) quickly forgot about that and fell back in love with him. America loves to pile on those in lofty positions and then loves to give them a second chance. So when Tiger shows up again and starts to light the courses on fire again we’ll all kind of forget about the Sex Rehab in Hattiesburg and love a resurrected champion.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
A Football-less World
We have reached the dead time in sports from early February to early September where no meaning football games, college or NFL, will be played. So what's going on in the meantime? Let's take a look:
Daytona 500: Supposedly NASCAR is going to let the drivers "mix it up" more this year. "Rubbin' is Racin'" unless someone does it to Dale Jr., then they're "Cheatin". No other sporting event has its Super Bowl at the beginning of the season.
Rating: Pop in the DVD of the '03 Fiesta Bowl instead - 7 years later and it's still a penalty!
March Madness - Probably the most worthwhile sporting distraction. Mainly because Americans gamble away billions of dollars illegally in the hope that maybe, just maybe, Northern Iowa and Cornell will make it to the Elite Eight. P.S. Take a flyer on Ohio State, seriously.
Rating: Watch some basketball and DVR the "Lost" Finale. You won't get it anyway.
The Masters - This could be huge in 2010 if Tiger Woods makes his return from infidelity exile (John Edwards, anyone?). I totally think he's going to blow everyone out of Ray's Creek.
Rating: Give it whirl to see how many time Jim Nantz says, "Sex Addiction".
MLB Opening Day - As a Reds fan, April and May are always great, because there's a hope. Then June rolls around.
Rating: Skip it and watch the season finale of American Idol - There are 162 opportunities to watch the Reds and the Indians fall flat on their faces. Ellen Degeneres is a musical genius afterall.
NBA Playoffs - What's the only thing longer than the MLB season? The NBA Playoffs.
Rating: You can run a half marathon in the amount of time it takes to complete the last 2 minutes of a close game. So, yeah, watch "Whale Wars" or something.
The Winter Olympics - It only comes around once every four years. The Biathlon (a combination of target shooting and cross country skiing), curling (ice bowling?), and ice dancing aren't something you see on ESPN much. Let's be honest, if it doesn't involve Boston, The NFL, Chicago, or Mike Greenberg, ESPN doesn't show it.
Rating: Give it a whirl. Maybe Lindsay Vonn will wear a bikini on top of a 8,000ft mountain again.
Daytona 500: Supposedly NASCAR is going to let the drivers "mix it up" more this year. "Rubbin' is Racin'" unless someone does it to Dale Jr., then they're "Cheatin". No other sporting event has its Super Bowl at the beginning of the season.
Rating: Pop in the DVD of the '03 Fiesta Bowl instead - 7 years later and it's still a penalty!
March Madness - Probably the most worthwhile sporting distraction. Mainly because Americans gamble away billions of dollars illegally in the hope that maybe, just maybe, Northern Iowa and Cornell will make it to the Elite Eight. P.S. Take a flyer on Ohio State, seriously.
Rating: Watch some basketball and DVR the "Lost" Finale. You won't get it anyway.
The Masters - This could be huge in 2010 if Tiger Woods makes his return from infidelity exile (John Edwards, anyone?). I totally think he's going to blow everyone out of Ray's Creek.
Rating: Give it whirl to see how many time Jim Nantz says, "Sex Addiction".
MLB Opening Day - As a Reds fan, April and May are always great, because there's a hope. Then June rolls around.
Rating: Skip it and watch the season finale of American Idol - There are 162 opportunities to watch the Reds and the Indians fall flat on their faces. Ellen Degeneres is a musical genius afterall.
NBA Playoffs - What's the only thing longer than the MLB season? The NBA Playoffs.
Rating: You can run a half marathon in the amount of time it takes to complete the last 2 minutes of a close game. So, yeah, watch "Whale Wars" or something.
The Winter Olympics - It only comes around once every four years. The Biathlon (a combination of target shooting and cross country skiing), curling (ice bowling?), and ice dancing aren't something you see on ESPN much. Let's be honest, if it doesn't involve Boston, The NFL, Chicago, or Mike Greenberg, ESPN doesn't show it.
Rating: Give it a whirl. Maybe Lindsay Vonn will wear a bikini on top of a 8,000ft mountain again.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Cleveland Here I Come
Well, I will be doing the Cleveland Marathon instead of Pittsburgh this year. The 18+ inches of snow Old Man Winter dropped on Columbus the past 5 days hasn't helped. Neither has the -8F (without wind chill) temperatures. It's tough to run 12 miles with spikes. So instead of taking in the wonderful sights of the City of Bridges or Still City or whatever, I will be running through Cleveland (two weeks after the Pittsburgh Marathon). Hopefully we'll run through East Cleveland in daylight so that my Asics won't get jacked. I just can't wait to see all the amazing landmarks in Cleveland: The Quicken Loans Arena (The Q), the four lane highway that is Rt 2, Cleveland State University Campus, and The Flats. So here's to Cleveland, I'll see you May 16th.
P.S. Please try not to have a fire burning on the Cuyahoga River, I'll have to run over it.
P.S. Please try not to have a fire burning on the Cuyahoga River, I'll have to run over it.
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