Membership in the "Society Of #### In Athletics" continues to grow by leaps and bounds. The opening minutes of their most recent meeting attests to this:
"Fellow #### athletes, it is with great shame and dishonor that I ask you to welcome our newest members to the Society; Roger Clemens, Cedric Benson, and Ryan Perrilloux. They have all shown the poor judgement, weak character traits and egocentric attitude all of us here at The Society Of #### In Athletics have aspired to. In fact, Brother Clemens has raised the bar to a level that may force us to rethink our membership policies. Brother Pete Rose, we may have to ask you to leave.
We would also like to welcome our new valet parking attendant, Ivonne Hernandez of Nashua, NH. It is suggested that former Yankees #### take advantage of the self-park option."
The minutes went on to inform member #### that Michael Vick appreciated the cigarettes fellow members have sent him and that Pacman Jones has been named to head up the Society's Entertainment Committee.
But there is a ray of sunshine shining thru the storm of scum in sports.
Hell, it's a huge sunburst that not only makes sports shine; it's a ray of hope and a beautiful gesture in a world where it sometimes seems people think they have to be the LAPD and someone else has to be their Rodney King.
It's why "Sports Illustrated" doesn't need to wait until December to choose a recipient and publish their "Sportsman Of The Year" issue.
It's why ESPN can just have Jimmy Kimmel hand over all the ESPYS to a bunch of women who play college softball.
And it's why names like the above-mentioned member #### should be replaced in the headlines with names like Mallory Holtman, Liz Wallace, Sara Tucholsky, Central Washington University, and Western Oregon University. Because they are the true Superstars.
They are the true Heroes that sportsfans and non-fans can look-up to.
Brian Meehan tells the story better than I could.
Click HERE and go read it. We can now all feel good about being a fan again.
After viewing the picture and then having to wade through all that garbage, I'm certainly glad I hung in to read about the women's softball athletes. Uncommon sportsmanship is getting much deserved attention.
We need media types on patrol looking for just that type of action so that we can get if not daily, at least weekly reminders of the good things sports are supposed to be about. Maybe something positive would begin to happen elsewhere in our lives...
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