Rain Rain go away, Come again another day. I have seen enough rain over the past four days that I am ready for some snow. No rainy day schedule for me and unfortunately no Borg Ball. This week has been pretty odd in the world of sports. The Australian Open Tennis tourney began and to me this tournament is the least popular of all of the majors. It is summer time down under so it is hot as hell, but for some reason the other three majors have more prestige than this tournament. Australians have been a huge part of the history of professional tennis in both men and women. Margaret Court and Rod Laver are legends of the sport. The Aussies are a fun group of people so if it is the travel I can understand but other than that I don't understand. Maybe it lacks History and that will happen over time. I have seen some epic matches played there so I will continue to watch and root for the Americans and hope for the best.
The purpose of my blog today is an interesting comparison of two sports. Allen Iverson was voted in as starter for the NBA all star game. Tracy McGrady was second in the voting till today and was going to play in the all star game. I wish he had won because he has been through a lot with the Rockets. Iverson and Mcgrady have
played very limited minutes this season. McGrady has been basically told to go home by his team because they are persevering without him. Iverson started the season on the Memphis Grizzlies, retired after he basically told them that he cant come off the bench, went home for ten days, re-signed with the Philadelpia 76ers and has been injured and has not had a big impact on his team. Both men want to play in the all star game because the fans voted them in and maybe this might be the last time they will be all stars. I think that for the integrity of the game, they both should play because, the all star game is the fans game and unlike baseball this game is not for home court advantage and the players like to play in the game. The players like the weekend. The attend the rookie and sophomore game, the skills challenges and everyone is there for the dunk contest. This is premier all star weekend in all of the sports. The rappers, actors, musicians, politicians, all show up for this weekend. So Iverson and McGrady knock your self out and treat the weekend as a farewell from us to you because we know that injuries is what is keep you from really being there.
The NFL is a joke. The fans vote the players in too but their vote is only a fraction of who gets to go. Now with this moronic game before the Super Bowl everyone is begging off of the game. I heard Ron Jaworski say today that players should want to play in this game because it is an honor to represent you team. I think he is right and unless you have a serious injury or are playing in the super bowl you should be there. All of these players negotiate contracts that say that if the make the pro bowl they get salary bonuses. Well maybe it is not such an accomplishment to make the Pro bowl. The NFL has tried to make it more fan friendly by having competitions during the weekend but unfortunately player have gotten injured participating them. Remember Robert Edwards? I want to see Chris Johnson race all of the fast players in the league. He is a freak. I remember Micheal Irvin talking about how he would go to the Pro Bowl and watch how Jerry Rice prepares for a game. I remember him talking about how in practice to prove to Deion Sanders that he could beat him running a route that Deion got away with pass interference in the NFC championship game. He ran the route in practice and beat Deion. It seems like the past players cared more. Plus with the tragedy in Haiti this could be an opportunity for these wealthy men to auction off stuff, donate money to help those people suffering. New Orleans needs help still. I think it is a joke that these people don't appreciate what they have. What is the point of negotiating contracts that say if you make the Pro Bowl when you don't really want to play in the game?
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