Okay, explain this to me. Josh Hamilton hits 38 total home runs in last night’s All-Star Home Run Derby, and Justin Morneau hits 22, yet Morneau claims the title of 2008 Home Run Derby Champion. I’ve been annoyed for years at the practice of starting back at 0 for the final round of the tournament. If a player is able to pull that far away from the rest of the pack, there should be no reason why he doesn’t walk away with the trophy. Heck, Morneau even said that in his acceptance speech (though he didn’t pull a Ving Rhames and give the trophy to the deserving Hamilton).
This is yet another example of how the greed of TV ratings has completely destroyed the essence of the sport. Tonight will be no different. The All-Star game, which used to have mean something to the players in the game – some sense of pride to play for – will be nothing more than a 4-hour long Fox commercial and Yankee Stadium retrospective, interrupted only by Joe Buck sitting all by himself behind the plate. And don’t give me the whole “Winner get’s home field advantage in the World Series” argument, because this matters only to the 2 teams who eventually make it.
I love baseball, but I’m quickly becoming fed up with the “Rich get Richer” approach of the sport, as well as the apparent belief by ESPN that all of America is only interested in seeing the Red Sox, Yankees or Cubs on TV.
As a side note, I ran 3.67 miles in 35 minutes last night, and biked an additional 6 miles in 27 minutes. Again, not overly impressive for some, but I’m pleased with my progress so far.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment