This is actually a rant because I am tired of this subject. The question is as stated above,
Can We All Move Past Lance Armstrong?
My feelings are who cares that he used PED’s? Everyone in the sport did, just about all professional athletes today does some sort of PED. He raised more money for Cancer than every other athlete that every lived, so I’ll cut him some slack.
I lost 2 family members to cancer and have a friend that has it, so lets please get over it and worry about our own lives.
I have watched the NHL lockout with an eye toward the end results and the fan reaction. When the lockout ended and the games began last week, fans were lined up at the stadiums, online, on TV, on radio and Twitter. This is why we will always have pro sports lockouts and strikes. As fans we cannot blame the owners, the union, the players, the negotiators or anyone else but ourselves for lockouts and strikes.
Why? Because we go back. We pay them our money just like Pavlov and his dogs. We complain, whine and moan about the money the teams get and the players make for playing a game, but we don’t show that anger by hurting the teams by not going to the games, not watching them, not buying season tickets, not buying their team merchandise. No, instead we get all excited like a kid that just got the Transformer toy they wanted because the lockout is over and the season is starting. If we want to not have these stoppages in the sports we like, then we need to show the players and the owners that there are consequences when have a work stoppage based on complete greed.
The money they make comes from us, not some wishing well or invisible source. You want them to understand, to work things out before a work stoppage, then withhold your support and money. If you go back, give them your money, then you have no business whining about the price of tickets, food, cable, parking, other NHL merchandise or that you couldn’t watch hockey for 113 days.
It’s basic economics and business 101.
Update:
Here is a link to an article on Philly.com about how the NHL Lockout slammed the NBC Sports Network and how the first game back from the lockout was the networks best since 2005.
Just a bunch of thoughts this week. I could have and might still blog about some individually. Enjoy.
America isn’t sue happy, it’s the idiot lawyers who file the suits instead of advising clients to forgo frivolous lawsuits. Case in point is the lawyer in Miami suing the NBA Spurs for misrepresentation for resting stars against Heat.
The right to bear arms was to form a militia over 200 years ago. We have no need for one today and I don’t believe the forefathers meant the arms to be ones that can fire hundreds of rounds a minute or for clips that can take out a whole 20 or more people with only 2 clips.
Why does anyone care about Lance Armstrong?
The French government is clueless.
Florida gets an overall B minus in education but a D minus in student achievement. The Governor is happy, but doesn’t mention that the state ranks 49th in per student spending. Wonder where that D minus would be if we spent like a B minus state.
Just saying….. Of course if you have an opinion go ahead and comment.
A dragon lives forever but not so little boys. Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys. – Peter, Paul and Mary
