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Thursday, September 04, 2008
When did sportswriters become our moral compass?
Yet another mailing it in article about sports athletes making too much money prompting another mailing it in blog post (mine).
Yes, yes, we get it. If a sportswriter could play baseball at such a high level that millions of people would willingly pay to see him, and thousands of companies would fight over each other to sponsor him and his team, said sportswriter would take the equivalent of what a teacher makes, and let the owner take the rest of the money. If we was told that he had to play in Cleveland, even if he really wanted to play in San Diego, well, he would do what’s right for the country and play in Cleveland. It is no surprise that we have such a moral compass in our sportswriters that we’ve given them the task of being the Holy Voters to determine permanent enshrinement in the Hallowed Hall of Heaven.
Really? I mean… really? I see this all the time, in every facet of life. You walk a mile in someone else’s shoes, and guess what: you are no better than that person. Spare us your moral indignation. You are a schlub, just like the rest of us.
I don’t really have any idea what this “writer” is talking about. To wit:
“The idea of athletes leaving money on the table is as hilarious as the idea baseball players care about the viability of teams in the ‘flyover states.’”