Troy Glaus finally spoke to reporters today only to say that he had no comment on the current situation. His name has been linked along with Rick Ankiel's in the HGH buying scandal from an internet pharmacy in Florida. Glaus says he understands that reporters have a job to do, but hopes they will respect his position at this time. Maybe Troy is being confused with the ancient Grecian Hero. Certainly he was trying to look like him.
In other words, what Glaus is really saying is that he took HGH along with other steroids ordered from this pharmacy. The news report says he appears shaken. Once again, this can only mean he is upset because he is guilty. If he were innocent, he would come right out and say it isn't so. Unlike Barry Bonds, he is not under a sitting grand jury nor is he being prosecuted by a federal investigator. This whole story is the result of the feds attempting to shut down internet pharmacies which prescribe HGH and other steroids without as much as an office visit.
It is a quandry that all sports are in and as the truth unfolds we are going to see many more names surface. Roger Clemens, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, and many more could all find themselves staring at allegations of using performance enhancers. What will MLB do then? My solution is to set up stringent testing now, lable this era with an asterisk, and move on. The players union and MLB will have to agree to blood testing so they can pick up HGH because it is not detectable yet in urine tests which is the only test that is being used in MLB. Cyclists have to submit to blood tests, so why not baseball players. Of course I think HGH is an even bigger problem in the NBA, but no one wants to admit it. How many high school kids are taking HGH right now to grow an extra couple of inches. It is the perfect time for them because their bone plates are still not fused and they can grow taller without the fear of acromegly, or caveman head syndrome as I like to call it.
Of MLB is not the only sport with steroid problems. One look at the NFL and WWE and one can realize that steroids have always been an issue. From Lyle Alzado to Chris Benoit, steroids will always be used where athletes are looking for an edge. Bodybuilders have been using them for decades and no one tried to clean up those sports. It was only a matter of time before they infiltrated every other league. One has to wonder if Bud Selig has been taking them as well. After all, it appears he has no balls to do anything about them. Maybe it's because his have shriveled up from taking all that Rogaine.
Troy Glaus can bemoan his situation all he wants, but one thing is for sure; when you come out with no comment you've said a mouthful.
Wow, it has been a very busy August. I can't remember a busier school opening, and this is why I have been absent of late. I may not be on here as much this semester, but I can always stay active in Fox Sports through my fantasy teams. One in which I always enjoy is the Fox Pro Football Pick'em. I created a league for us at Fox Sports. Join up and let's all match our wits each week and play for bragging rights.
Team ID: 53100
Password: Foxsports
On to my rants:
Michael Vick: He is guilty. He will serve time, and he will return to football. Someone will pick him up and I doubt Goodell will suspend him permanently from the NFL. I also believe he should be allowed back in one day, but if I were an owner I would not pick him up. Lucky for Vick, there is a God, or better yet an Al Davis.
Eric Gagne: Suddenly this move doesn't look so brilliant. The Red Sox do have a good closing staff without Gagne, but if the Yankees make it in as the Wild Card it's all over for Boston. A-Rod may get his ring this year.
NFL: Is anyone else ready for some football? Preseason is too long. I'm ready for the real action where the stars play. LT sits out in San Diego every year and I am ready to see how the Chargers will do this year. They have the talent to win the whole thing, but they have one little problem; it's called their head coach. Norv Turner has never won anything in his life, except the privilege of being a head football coach. That privilege should have been revoked after his horrible stints in Washington and Dallas, but alas the Chargers fire a guy who went 14-2 to hire Norv. The stars must have been aligned when Norv was born because no one inherits a team with such talent with a record like his. Good luck Norv!
Michelle Wie: Another season comes and goes and we here less and less about Wie. It's too bad she could have been really good.
Tiger Woods: Another major and another great season. I still do not think Woods will surpass Nicklaus in major wins, but has anyone ever played in fewer events each season and still wins 40% of those they enter? Fatherhood, marriage, and a new coach haven't slowed him down, so maybe he will pass Jack up. If he does, how far will he go?
Barry Bonds: Now that Aaron's record is in the rear view mirror, all the sports reporters have seemed to stop covering Barry. Meanwhile, he just keeps on hitting home runs. He may get to 770 this year, and if he does, I think he will play one more season to try and reach 800. Still no indictment in the foreseable future, so the only thing that can stop him is if he refuses to play. I sure hope he lands in a Yankees uniform next year and gets a ring before he retires.
Before the ink dried on the KG trade contract, sports fans and journalists began to question the merits of this goliath move by Boston and Minnesota. There is no question that in my mind that Boston overpaid for Kevin Garnett, but it brings up an age old question. It is the same question the Lakers have been faced with since the departure of Shaquille O’Neal and it is a question that every franchise will face at some time in their future. Should you build for the future by developing young players or should you try to win now by trading for high priced free agents?
Danny Ainge is being criticized for trading away Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, and two first round draft picks. No one really cares about his trade of Theo Ratliff or Sebastian Telfair, but overall this trade was brilliant. Ainge has been a terrible GM up to this point. Some of his draft picks and trades have been very questionable, but he had amassed some very good young talent. Al Jefferson is capable of a double double every night and is a wonderful talent along with Gerald Green. Ryan Gomes also added depth to the Celtics bench, but the simple fact is that Boston was not winning with these guys. By trading for Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, the Celtics are guaranteed to win more games than they have in the past five years while they were developing all of that young talent. The name of the game is winning. If you lose as a coach or GM, then eventually you will be fired. The Celtics are now very relevant in the East and they will win more games.
The Timberwolves are now loaded with young talent, but will they win in the West? They have lost Kevin Garnett which was bound to happen after this year anyway, so Kevin McHale did a masterful job of swindling Danny Ainge into giving him essentially an entire team for one player. McHale now has enough pieces to trade for a Shawn Merriman or another free agent in the future. One would assume they will let Ratliff go and Telfair’s days are numbered. With two more draft picks the Timberwolves are in a great position for rebuilding, which is something they had to do once KG departed. The problem is that McHale wasn’t winning in the West with KG and the players he received from Boston were not winning in the East with Pierce. What makes anyone think that the T'Wolves will win with this Celtic team minus Pierce in the West? Still, for McHale it appears to be the best he could get for KG from anyone.
The first knock against the Celtic GM is that the players he acquired, Garnett, Pierce, and Allen, are aging while Jefferson, Gomes, and Green are all very young. Kobe and Iverson are also aging, but wouldn’t you trade for one of those guys if they were available. Mitch Kupchak took a lot of heat for not pursuing an aging Jason Kidd, but the fact is that superstars tend to stick around longer than young talent that never develops. Garnett, Allen, and Pierce are not that old and Ainge now has 5 years to develop more raw talent or trade for new players in the future.
The second problem some have with this trio is that their combined salary is around 60 million and that leaves very little room to work with under the cap. To me this is a moot point, because teams like New York and Dallas spend well over the salary cap. Their payrolls are the two largest at 89 and 83 million respectively. Spending more does not guarantee a playoff spot, (Just ask the biggest spender of all, Isiah Thomas, and let's see what it brought him), but for the Celtics if they open up the checkbook and bring in a few roll players this team should be very good.
So do you win now or win later? It all depends on your team and your situation. Boston needed to win now and it appears they will. Minnesota, because of the eventual loss of Garnett, needed to rebuild which means they will win later. Without the trade both GMs would be on the hot seat this year, but now both will get a temporary reprieve. Boston overpaid for KG which makes McHale look brilliant, a hard thing to do these days, and Ainge pulled off acquiring two superstars. The Celtics will win more games in the East than they did last year and they should make the playoffs where they will have a chance to advance. Winning will put fans in the seats, sell more merchandise, and cure all that ails this once proud franchise. I say it was a Win-Win for both teams.
SoCalSportsFan
*The Boston Red Sox did not win a World Series until they finally opened up their pocket books and started spending like the Yankees. It also appears they are well on their way to winning another title, but they had to spend 100 million on Dice-K to get there, and they are still spending like mad picking up Eric Gagne. Sometimes, spending does equal wins.*
Okay, I have finally come to the conclusion that Barry Bonds used steroids. It's time to strip him of all of his accomplishments. He is a cheater and as such should not be rewarded with the all-time HR record. With that said, I have one question for those of you who are so happy to see me condemn Barry.
What are you going to do with Roger Clemens when he is finally "outed" as a steroid user? Curt Schilling, an authority on everything, has already said that many pitchers are using steroids and appearing in September as fresh as April pitchers. Today, a judge has decided not to reveal the names on the Jason Grimsley affidavit, but the Los Angeles Times has already reported that Clemens, Pettitte, Tejada, and Gibbons' names are blacked out on that officially sealed document.
So if we assume this sealed grand jury document is as accurate as the one used to condemn Barry Bonds, what do we do with the Rocket? Should we just strip him of his Cy Young Awards that he won in 1997, 1998, 2001, and 2004? Or should we take away all seven? Fair is fair, and I think we should just take them all away. Who knows what else he was taking back in 1991! After all Clemens was 18-10 in 1991, but then he went 11-14 in 1993, 9-7 in 1994, 10-5 in 1995, and 10-13 in 1996. Then suddenly in 1997 he goes 21-7. That is some spike in performance! Of course it is all circumstantial, but how else does an old guy go 20-3 in 2001 and continued to dominate for three more years. It's just not natural if you ask me. How can anyone in their 40's get better and better or stay the same. Just tell me what each of you Bond's haters wants to do with Clemens after we bury Barry. I'm all in!
Edhardiman wrote an excellent post this morning basically trashing Schilling for his rants on Barry Bonds. I'm not sure why Schilling can't leave Barry alone, but me thinks he loves being in the spotlight. He can't pitch right now being on the DL, so his only way into the news is to say something controversial, at least it is controversial to me. I won't try to tear apart all the hypocrisy in what Curt said, but there is one point that I think no one has addressed that I shall try to set the record straight upon.
Schilling says that you or I would sue someone if they made false allegations against us. This is purely not true. Let me elaborate on the reasons why you would not do this, especially if you are in Barry's position.
If you are in already under investigation, the one thing you do not want to do is bring more attention to yourself by suing someone on the prosecution's witness list. That would look malicious and give the witness credibility. It would give Bell sympathy in the court of public opinion because Barry is already the bad guy.
What is there to gain? Some would argue that by suing someone for false and misleading information you can set the record straight. No one believes Bonds right now, so why would they believe him if he sued her and won?
Then there is the issue of monetary gain. Many lawsuits by celebrities against the "rag" magazines like Enquirer have huge punitive damages attached to discourage those editors. The celebrities know that these magazines have deep pockets, but in Barry's case, Kim Bell does not have anything he can go after. In the end, he would probably win a libel or slander suit against her but end up owing court costs with nothing to gain. His good name can not be restored by winning any lawsuit and certainly he will not win a huge award from her.
Barry is busy trying to break "THE RECORD" in baseball, and distractions like a lawsuit can take a backseat at this time.
Lastly, you only sue i fyou can win. In order to win, Barry would have to prove what Kimberly Bell said was untrue. That is being decided in his grand jury investigation right now. If they can't figure it out in the two years they have been balking over it, what makes anyone think a jury trial would proceed any faster.
In this life, when someone who doesn't matter talks bad about you the thing to do is to ignore them. That is what Barry is doing to Kim Bell. Giving people like Bell the time of day feeds their need for attention. Barry is wise to leave his ex-mistress alone. Sometimes taking no action is the best course of action there is. If we would all do as Schilling says and sue anyone for saying something untrue, then there would already be half a dozen lawsuits on this blog site. I read false accusations every day. Let's see Schilling sue everyone for saying his bloody sock was a fake. It won't happen because he knows he can't win against someone like you o rme. His comment that we would sue is just like many of his other statements, pure fiction.
Like Barry Bonds, my birthday is this week. Each year my family goes through this ritual complaining because they say that they don’t know what dad wants for his birthday. No matter how many times I tell them, “I like fishing rods, power tools, and camping equipment,” my wife insists that she has no clue about what I like. In fact, every year she waits until the last day before she goes out and buys me clothes or some other thing that I have to smile and pretend to like. I suppose I am like most dads and it really doesn’t matter what they get me because in the end I can always go out and buy my own rod, but if my wife would really just listen she could have bought the right gift weeks ago. That got me to thinking about what Barry really wants for his birthday. Here are just a few suggestions I would give to the important people in Barry’s life.
Kimberly Bell: An autographed copy of her Playboy. It’s not like Bell hasn’t already given Bonds enough trouble. After she broke up his first marriage, she continued to be his mistress throughout his second marriage, only to turn against him once she was spurned. In it she could say, “Thanks for the hooters, they really have come in handy lately!”
Gary Sheffield: Former friend and work out partner of Bonds should continue to say stupid things to the press in order to deflect any criticism Barry may get. Funny how Sheffield trained with Bonds and was also a Balco client, but steroid allegations with him just sort of waft away like a puff of smoke. Yet, I can’t help but feel sorry for Gary because he appears to be one of the most bitter athletes I have ever seen play the game. No one has ever treated him right. Not the Dodger, the Braves, the Yankkees, and in a year or two the Tigers. He never has anything good to say about anyone. Maybe the best gift Barry can receive from Gary is to just not say anything.
MLB Writers: Enough votes to get into the HOF. After all, the HOF has other known cheats in it. ####lord Perry immediately comes to mind. He routinely used Vaseline to throw his famous pitch and even bragged about it often, yet he is still in those hallowed halls.
Roger Clemens: He could test positive for steroids thereby further proving that pitchers take steroids just as much as hitters. It would also show the double standard when Clemens would immediately be ignored while Barry is still persecuted.
Hank Aaron: Aaron should try to be in attendance for the big game. He alone could go along way in helping people to accept the new record. After all, Aaron had some help when he started taking “greenies” in a down HR year.
Bud Selig: An admission to being at least partly culpable in the whole steroids debacle. It was on Selig’s watch that baseball players ballooned over night, but as long as they were hitting the long ball and brought fans back to the game, Bud turned a blind eye. Now he wants Barry to take all the blame. It would be such a nice present if Bud just accepted part of the blame. (Selig, pictured at right, doing his best imitation of Homer Simpson)
There you have it. Just a few of the gifts that would make Barry smile on his 43rd birthday. For me, turning 44, I would just enjoy that fishing rod and a chance to use it with my two boys.
With the normal summertime lull in sports comes the blockbuster summer movies. Just in time I might add, or I would be bored to tears. Sunday night I managed to go out and watch the latest installment of Diehard with a few friends. I actually enjoyed it up until the “jet” scene and then I realized this guy really is “Unbreakable.” Of course the movie I can’t wait to see is Transformers because I can take my two sons to watch it with me. If you have never heard of Transformers, it is a story about robots which can transform themselves into cars or other automated machinery that is complete with the weaponry of a naval warship. Never mind that these are alien robots that just happen to transform into machines which one would find on this planet! Anyway, this got me thinking about what I would transform into if I were one of these robots. Better yet, what would some of our athletes transform into if they could?
Ricky Williams: A marijuana pipe would keep Ricky close to his nearest and dearest friend, Mary Jane.
A-Rod: A Stripper Pole, so at least I could be close to my new friend without anyone recognizing me.
Kobe: Michael Jordan, because I always wanted to be like Mike.
Barry Bonds: The Incredible Hulk, because when he grows to epic proportions in his altered state, he always returns to normal size. Right now, I am stuck with this big head and small……
Michelle Wie: She would transform into a trophy. Listen to her own words, “I want to be a winner…because, like, winning is so cool. I’ve never won, but I am playing really, really well right now. My game isn’t off too much, but I would be a winner if I could.”
Roger Clemens: “An F-117 Stealth Fighter, because so far I have been able to avoid all of the steroid controversy even though I have continued to win well into my 40’s. I am still as dominant as I always was and my head is getting even bigger with each win.”
Well there you have it for these athletes. I am sure you can think of a few more to add to this list, so just leave those suggestions in the comment line.
Jason Giambi is quoted as saying that MLB should apologize for the steroids era. Giambi also goes on to say that he is the most tested guy in MLB. Of course I don't believe that for even a New York second because Barry Bonds must be the most tested guy in baseball at this point. That doesn't mean Jason is tested often, but the entire league would love to find Bonds juicing prior to breaking Aaron's record and then give him a suspension. That is my opinion, but looking at the way people post on here and all the talk on the radio I hear, I believe it. Now on to the part that people will skip. Giambi also stated,
"Unfortunately, (the rumors) are going to be a part of it. But that's OK. I'm probably tested more than anybody else. I'm not hiding anything," he said. "That stuff didn't help me hit home runs. I don't care what people say, nothing is going to give you that gift of hitting a baseball."
Did you get that? Giambi said that steroids do not help a person hit HR's. Here is a man that used them, admitted to it, is now tested regularly, and he says they do not help a person with hitting HR. He calls it a gift. Hitting HR's is more about seeing the ball as it comes out of the pitcher's hand, being patient for the right pitch, and then timing your swing so it meets the ball on the sweet spot of the bat. It is not sheer power or guys like Ichiro would never hit a HR. For that matter neither would all the other skinny infielders that play MLB.
I think if anyone is in a position to speak about whether or not steroids help you hit HR's, it would be Jason Giambi. The guy was/is a HR hitter and he used steroids. He admitted it, unlike Barry Bonds. He has nothing to hide and he is telling us it did not help him. If anything it shortened his career with injuries. Rivjo wrote an excellent post this week talking about how Bonds could have potentially broken the record if he had not used steroids. Of course that is all speculation just like the notion he used. At any rate, let's see how much play this portion of his statement is given today on the radio, ESPN, and the blogs. I am betting people are ready to accept anything Giambi says until he states it never helped. But then again, people believe every word of Jose Canseco's book too.
Remember last season when Johnny Damon said that he wanted to stay with the Red Sox? Well we saw what happened when George Steinbrenner opened his pocket book and soon Damon was swayed. Will the same thing happen to Curt SChilling? He says no, but then again why should we believe him. The Red Sox spent 50 million just to talk to the new Japanese pitcher and then signed him for another 50 million. That is a 100 million for one pitcher. Don't forget they also just signed J. D. Drew for 70 million and they still have Manny on the payroll for 17.5 million a year. I really don't think they are going to pony up for Curt, but I bet George will. So who thinks he will go to the Yankees?
I do. His denial was like a giant wake up slap in the face to George. What Curt is really saying is, "George, if you open that pocket book up wide enough I will wear the pinstripes along side of Andy Pettite." Do you think George was listening? We shall see.
As the news of yesterday’s tragedy involving Cory Lidle began to flood the media, I was astonished at both the depth of coverage on the plane crash as well as the length of coverage on the major sports networks. One could hear the news on the radio, read about it on the internet, or watch ESPN coverage which lasted for hours.
My heart is truly saddened for the Lidle family. When you are a dad, you know how much your kids and your wife depend upon you to take care of them. Not just to take care of physical needs, but the emotional needs that a young child and a wife grow used to having. So what can we do as fans to help make this situation better?
While prayer is a mainstay for those that believe in God, one of the biggest things we can do to help in these situations is to stop being so enraptured with the death of a celebrity. Since when does the death of any athlete demand twenty-four hours of news coverage. It is a sad and tragic event, but people die daily around the world and it does not mean we must stop the "presses" and change all of the headlines. Cory Lidle may have been a fine man, husband, father, and an athlete, but Jesus Christ he was not. By the way, this applies to all athletes and celebrities not just Mr. Lidle. I felt the same way about this as I did when Princess Diana died in that terrible car accident or more recently when Steve Irwin died in the bizarre stingray accident.
We, as human beings, have a morbid obsession with death. The family of Cory Lidle does not need to see his name or the images of a burning high rise on TV all day, and yet, there it is plastered on every news source available to mankind. Mind you, some reporter is scouring the neighborhood looking for video footage of the plane actually hitting the building. Better yet, some guys is going to try and sell his homemade video of the accident to a major news agency or publication. That just disgusts me!
When Steve Irwin died, there were those who wanted his best friend and cameraman to actually release the footage of Irwin getting stabbed by the sting ray. How insensitive is that to his wife and kids? How disturbed are those people?
I may not have all of the answers about how to mourn for a lost loved one. For me and my family we seek comfort in prayer and in the belief that the Creator of this universe has a higher purpose for Cory Lidle. For those who do not believe in a God, I don’t have an answer about the proper way to mourn. But I can say that I believe the right thing to do is to let this family grieve in their own way without the intense scrutiny of the media.
Troy Glaus finally 
Of MLB is not the only sport with steroid problems. One look at the NFL and WWE and one can realize that steroids have always been an issue. From Lyle Alzado to Chris Benoit, steroids will always be used where athletes are looking for an edge. Bodybuilders have been using them for decades and no one tried to clean up those sports. It was only a matter of time before they infiltrated every other league. One has to wonder if Bud Selig has been taking them as well. After all, it appears he has no balls to do anything about them. Maybe it's because his have shriveled up from taking all that Rogaine.
Danny Ainge is being criticized for trading away Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, and two first round draft picks. No one really cares about his trade of Theo Ratliff or Sebastian Telfair, but overall this trade was brilliant. Ainge has been a terrible GM up to this point. Some of his draft picks and trades have been very questionable, but he had amassed some very good young talent. Al Jefferson is capable of a double double every night and is a wonderful talent along with Gerald Green. Ryan Gomes also added depth to the Celtics bench, but the simple fact is that Boston was not winning with these guys. By trading for Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, the Celtics are guaranteed to win more games than they have in the past five years while they were developing all of that young talent. The name of the game is winning. If you lose as a coach or GM, then eventually you will be fired. The Celtics are now very relevant in the East and they will win more games.
The Timberwolves are now loaded with young talent, but will they win in the West? They have lost Kevin Garnett which was bound to happen after this year anyway, so Kevin McHale did a masterful job of swindling Danny Ainge into giving him essentially an entire team for one player. McHale now has enough pieces to trade for a Shawn Merriman or another free agent in the future. One would assume they will let Ratliff go and Telfair’s days are numbered. With two more draft picks the Timberwolves are in a great position for rebuilding, which is something they had to do once KG departed. The problem is that McHale wasn’t winning in the West with KG and the players he received from Boston were not winning in the East with Pierce. What makes anyone think that the T'Wolves will win with this Celtic team minus Pierce in the West? Still, for McHale it appears to be the best he could get for KG from anyone.
The first knock against the Celtic GM is that the players he acquired, Garnett, Pierce, and Allen, are aging while Jefferson, Gomes, and Green are all very young. Kobe and Iverson are also aging, but wouldn’t you trade for one of those guys if they were available. Mitch Kupchak took a lot of heat for not pursuing an aging Jason Kidd, but the fact is that superstars tend to stick around longer than young talent that never develops. Garnett, Allen, and Pierce are not that old and Ainge now has 5 years to develop more raw talent or trade for new players in the future. 
The second problem some have with this trio is that their combined salary is around 60 million and that leaves very little room to work with under the cap. To me this is a moot point, because teams like 
Okay, I have finally come to the conclusion that Barry Bonds used steroids. It's time to strip him of all of his accomplishments. He is a cheater and as such should not be rewarded with the all-time HR record. With that said, I have one question for those of you who are so happy to see me condemn Barry.
What are you going to do with Roger Clemens when he is finally "outed" as a steroid user? Curt Schilling, an authority on everything, has already said that many pitchers are using steroids and appearing in September as fresh as April pitchers. Today, 
Kimberly Bell: An autographed copy of her Playboy. It’s not like Bell hasn’t already given Bonds enough trouble. After she broke up his first marriage, she continued to be his mistress throughout his second marriage, only to turn against him once she was spurned. In it she could say, “Thanks for the hooters, they really have come in handy lately!” 
Gary Sheffield: Former friend and work out partner of Bonds should continue to say stupid things to the press in order to deflect any criticism Barry may get. Funny how Sheffield trained with Bonds and was also a Balco client, but steroid allegations with him just sort of waft away like a puff of smoke. Yet, I can’t help but feel sorry for Gary because he appears to be one of the most bitter athletes I have ever seen play the game. No one has ever treated him right. Not the Dodger, the Braves, the Yankkees, and in a year or two the Tigers. He never has anything good to say about anyone. Maybe the best gift Barry can receive from Gary is to just not say anything.
MLB Writers: Enough votes to get into the HOF. After all, the HOF has other known cheats in it. 
Bud Selig: An admission to being at least partly culpable in the whole steroids debacle. It was on Selig’s watch that baseball players ballooned over night, but as long as they were hitting the long ball and brought fans back to the game, Bud turned a blind eye. Now he wants Barry to take all the blame. It would be such a nice present if Bud just accepted part of the blame. (Selig, pictured at right, doing his best imitation of Homer Simpson)
Ricky Williams: A marijuana pipe would keep Ricky close to his nearest and dearest friend, Mary Jane.
Roger Clemens: “An F-117 Stealth Fighter, because so far I have been able to avoid all of the steroid controversy even though I have continued to win well into my 40’s. I am still as dominant as I always was and my head is getting even bigger with each win.”
As the news of yesterday’s tragedy involving Cory Lidle began to flood the media, I was astonished at both the depth of coverage on the plane crash as well as the length of coverage on the major sports networks. One could hear the news on the radio, read about it on the internet, or watch ESPN coverage which lasted for hours.
While prayer is a mainstay for those that believe in God, one of the biggest things we can do to help in these situations is to stop being so enraptured with the death of a celebrity. Since when does the death of any athlete demand twenty-four hours of news coverage. It is a sad and tragic event, but people die daily around the world and it does not mean we must stop the "presses" and change all of the headlines. Cory Lidle may have been a fine man, husband, father, and an athlete, but Jesus Christ he was not. By the way, this applies to all athletes and celebrities not just Mr. Lidle. I felt the same way about this as I did when Princess Diana died in that terrible car accident or more recently when Steve Irwin died in the bizarre stingray accident.
