Big Ben, Parliment
Like an idiot I decided to take on the task of my daily musings and rambling right smack dab in the middle of basketball camp. And of course, what I have to say in no way pleases Andrew Zoltan, well pal, suck on it! Yes Mr. Zoltan we missed some big events, but things like my baseball previews I assumed went largely ignored, plus I couldn’t have been less excited for the baseball season this year. You know why I was not excited, no Steroids, I mean “hey, what’s up with that?”
That of course brings us to the Jason Grimsley saga. To me it is mostly a non story. I can sum most of it up here for you though, if you would like. Almost 5 years ago there was a guy telling anyone who would listen all about the entire steroid/performance enhancement problem in the game of baseball. He would go on radio shows, talk shows, heck he even wrote a book (for those who can still read). What happened when he was telling everyone this? They said he was a fool, bitter because he was no longer part of the game. That man’s name was Jose Canseco, and he told all of you about it, you just chose not to listen. Heck, even everybody’s poster child for non steroid/performance enhancement use Albert Pujols may be going down soon, but nobody will talk about that because we all like him (his personal trainer and junior college baseball coach was the dude who was Grimsley’s trainer who was mailing the goods to him). Of course the moment Barry Bonds trainer was rumored to be indicted by federal authorities we jumped all over him calling him a juicer (which he was, though we still have no proof). Now Pujols trainer has the same type of allegations coming against him on the heels of the biggest power surge of Pujols career (and subsequent muscle injury common to users of performance enhancing substances). Again, we all love Pujols so we can’t think anything bad about him.
Just to set the record straight, I in no way hate lemons; I just hate when they put them in my water.
However, all that useless business now behind us the big news of the day is that of Super Bowl Champion Ben Rothlisbeger’s motorcycle accident. Apparently he cracked himself up pretty good, and now the debate rages on about whether or not he should be wearing a helmet. Well of course he should that is a dumb question to ask. But people want to know if he has a “greater” responsibility to the Steeler organization. Most people think he does and that he should not be participating in risky activities such as riding a bike sans protection. Well what is the difference in Rothlisberger’s obligation to his company and my obligation to mine? I don’t think there is any different. My employer expects me to be here on a daily basis and perform my duties as assigned, no different than a professional football player. Does that mean that my employer should try and limit the risk taking activities I participate in outside of work? What right does my employer have to do this? Again, a lot of professional athletes do sign contracts where it states what they can and can’t do off the field. But if it where me I don’t think I would sign something like that, to me it violates my freedom as a bungee jumping American.
That of course brings us to the Jason Grimsley saga. To me it is mostly a non story. I can sum most of it up here for you though, if you would like. Almost 5 years ago there was a guy telling anyone who would listen all about the entire steroid/performance enhancement problem in the game of baseball. He would go on radio shows, talk shows, heck he even wrote a book (for those who can still read). What happened when he was telling everyone this? They said he was a fool, bitter because he was no longer part of the game. That man’s name was Jose Canseco, and he told all of you about it, you just chose not to listen. Heck, even everybody’s poster child for non steroid/performance enhancement use Albert Pujols may be going down soon, but nobody will talk about that because we all like him (his personal trainer and junior college baseball coach was the dude who was Grimsley’s trainer who was mailing the goods to him). Of course the moment Barry Bonds trainer was rumored to be indicted by federal authorities we jumped all over him calling him a juicer (which he was, though we still have no proof). Now Pujols trainer has the same type of allegations coming against him on the heels of the biggest power surge of Pujols career (and subsequent muscle injury common to users of performance enhancing substances). Again, we all love Pujols so we can’t think anything bad about him.
Just to set the record straight, I in no way hate lemons; I just hate when they put them in my water.
However, all that useless business now behind us the big news of the day is that of Super Bowl Champion Ben Rothlisbeger’s motorcycle accident. Apparently he cracked himself up pretty good, and now the debate rages on about whether or not he should be wearing a helmet. Well of course he should that is a dumb question to ask. But people want to know if he has a “greater” responsibility to the Steeler organization. Most people think he does and that he should not be participating in risky activities such as riding a bike sans protection. Well what is the difference in Rothlisberger’s obligation to his company and my obligation to mine? I don’t think there is any different. My employer expects me to be here on a daily basis and perform my duties as assigned, no different than a professional football player. Does that mean that my employer should try and limit the risk taking activities I participate in outside of work? What right does my employer have to do this? Again, a lot of professional athletes do sign contracts where it states what they can and can’t do off the field. But if it where me I don’t think I would sign something like that, to me it violates my freedom as a bungee jumping American.
3 Comments:
The moral of the story is, WEAR A FUCKING HELMET, MORON!!!
Wearing a helmet, while the smart thing to do when risking your life by going over 30 miles an hour on just two wheels, wasn't the law of the land in the state of PA.
The personal service contract point is right, but since he's a relatively young NFL QB, they won't pursue it because if he's healthy, another NFL team will throw a boatload of loot at him and you don't want to make him mad.
As for Grimsley, I love the fact that we hate all cheaters and Lupica wants the game to be clean and blah blah blah.
How many decades have baseball players been using greenies and uppers to handle the 162 game season, since the 1950s?
Baseball is a sport that's always been about pushing the line of cheating, from the first curve ball to sliding with your spikes up to corking a bat and using pine tar to lining the field so a bunt would go fair/foul to the first spitter or the first guy that kept a nail file in his back pocket.
The same way every reporter and media type on McGwire's nuts looked the other way with the Andro (and the reporter who brought that up was blasted), I'm absolutely positive that reporters before the 1950s didn't write about the illegal shit those guys were taking.
I could go on, but this isn't my blog
Angry black man OUT
kris deblasio on a bungee jump....that's something i'd pay to see:)
wish you well during camp, our first is the 24th in LOOOBOCK aka "the armpit of Tejas"
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