Where Have All the Good Sports Gone? »
I understand that the NFL playoffs are in full swing, and this weekend was pretty good, as far as that goes. The Colts lost, as did the Cowboys, and though the Packers and the Patriots won, Brett Favre looked like a kid in the snow. It was a reasonably enjoyable weekend for watching football, all in all. Much better than the mess that was the college football season that finally came to an end. Maybe they will enact a playoff system when the current BCS deals expire.
Nontheless, major league sports are, well, tired. It's a bunch of overpriced athletes who get out there and play a game that, for the most part, they don't seem to be interested in playing. To make matters worse, most of us are so busy sitting on our couches that we can't even pretend to live our lives through them. Where are the dreams of growing up to be Johnny Unitas or some other big-league ball-player? I'm sure there are a few, and I'm sure that more than one kid wants to make it big, but it's to land a rich contract or endorsement deal, not to be the hero on Sunday afternoons (or whenever). Where are the real sports?
