
I’ve been wanting to ask this one for a while now–I actually started this post on 03/14/09–and I thought this would be the perfect venue to ask the question: Whatever happened? At the risk of sounding like a crotchety old Andy Rooney, I have a few questions that start with the aforementioned interrogative…
Whatever happened to kids knowing how many stiches on a baseball? Do they know this? Everytime I muffed a ball and looked longingly at it for answers as it lay on the ground before me, I would hear a coach yell out of the dugout, “108 of ‘em” as though I wanted to know at that point.
Whatever happened to kids wearing their ballcaps the way they were intended? When I was a kid, and I got a brand-new ball cap, the first thing I would do to it is start flexing that bill so that when I put it on, it felt like it was made for me. Besides being a part of the uniform, the ball cap had a funtion – to keep the sun out of your eyes (I might add that I’ve had the bill of my cap deflect more than a handful of bad hops in my life).
Now I see something so common that it just makes me scratch my head: The super-flat bill. See, that’s how peculiar it is – I don’t even know what to call it. People, do you know how uncomfortable that must be? I mean c’mon, you have to order your cap 2-3 sizes larger than normal just to accomodate for the for the span of the flattened bill across the forehead.
I don’t know about you guys, but this would absolutely drive me crazy, and how would you keep it on your head and from flying off every time you went to chase down a ball?
Whatever happened to kids playing catch in the street or playing a pickup football game? Do kids still do these things, or are they too busy being mathaletes, text messaging and playing totally sick video games? I’m sorry, but I just saw a kid who looked like he must be about 8 years old, riding a bike and talking on his mobile phone. That’s crazy… Oh, I don’t mean that’s ‘crazy’; it’s just bizarre.
Whatever happened to paper routes? I freakin’ quit!
I’ve got a bunch of these questions that I want to throw out there, but I want to hear what you think. Let’s hear your comments – I want to know if you can get as fired-up about it as I am.
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Michael Vick’s Signing with the Eagles Raises Questions.
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Football season is nigh, and I can smell it. Though it’s consistently been about 108 degrees here for the last month here in Arizona, we are ready–My wife actually commented that she was excited for it to be here. Perhaps, for me, football season is doubly enjoyable now because not only do I get to watch my hometown Colts but I get to watch the Phoenix Cards as well who’ve been really fun to watch over the last couple of seasons.
The approach of football season this time also brings with it the aroma of controversy. I’m happy Michael Vick has paid his debt to society and everything–that’s how our legal system works–but I still have questions about his re-instatement and recent signing with the Philadelphia Eagles.
If, as Roger Goodell wrote, Michael Vick’s “conduct has brought embarrassment and ridicule upon [himself], [his] club and the NFL,” then what has Michael Vick done to reverse that damage. If Goodell was protecting the league’s integrity, how has Michael Vick’s prison stint somehow limited the league’s “P.R. liability”.
Let’s way it against other professions… I know that, as a REALTOR covering the Phoenix real estate market, if I violate the public trust and bring embarrassment upon my profession, I run a very real risk of losing my ability to practice my profession. What about doctors, lawyers, firemen, police officers, etc? If they lose their job for violating that trust, they must find another line of work. Michael Vick not only violated the law–to which, as I mentioned before, he has served his societal debt–but he also violated the terms of his player contract, and in my world it’s time for him to look for a new job, and Michael, you may want to cancel that interview with PETA.
It isn’t just about Michael Vick though. If you cruise over to http://nflcrimes.blogspot.com/, you’ll see how many of these guys just can’t seem to stay out of trouble. Just scroll down the list and you’ll see everything from misdemeanor traffic violations to assault, drunk and disorderly conduct, DUIs, to manslaughter and attempted murder.
I think the NFL has a big P.R. problem, and though I’m all in favor of giving people a chance in life, and love the story about someone gone bad who comes back around to the good side, I don’t think that Goodell’s re-instatement of Michael Vick lends any credibility to his “get tough” stance against criminals in the league. I think it just muddies the waters, and makes everyone look bad. Ultimately the fans–specifically the fans in Philly–will decide whether Vick will work in Philadelphia, and public opinion will decide whether he is fit to play in the league.
Enjoy the season, and go Colts (Cards too)!
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