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"You're not in the target demo any longer."
I didn't think about it that way. Good point.
I think that I'm ok with that.
My love of sports has definitely diminished over the recent years. Don't know if it's because of ESPN and sports broadcasting in general…. but I just don't get excited about sports like I used to.
2 thoughts; (1) might it be that you've become more aware of the "seedy" side of sports, the greed that seems to exist in both owners and players along with alleged mis-doings or (2) might it be that you more deeply understand that it is just a game and not all that important - it doesn't fill the same spots in yourself anymore.
That's my self-diagnosis of me. I still remember being so disappointed when I saw, as a naive youth, pictures of Mickey Mantle and **** Ford smoking cigarettes in uniform. I think it was downhill from there, for me.
Pretty accurate. I concur. Mickey Mantle is way before my time, but the rest is spot on.
He was an icon for many of us, a young country lad from OK. We're left to wonder how much more he might have accomplished had he not "ruint" his knee while encountering a sprinkler in the Yankee Stadium outfield in his first or second year. Apparently played with much pain the rest of his memorable career.
Did you ever read "Ball Four" by Jim Bouton? He spilled the dirt and named names, including Mantle, and people were not happy when it cam out in 1970.
See below from Wikipedia:
I have not read it, but it's now on my list. Thanks for the tip. I guess he violated one/some of the unwritten rules of the game, eh?
I read the book when it came out in paperback, I never re-read though I don't. I was 12 yrs. old I thought it was a little racy then and thought okay, so athletes are human too. Still, it was a little shocking also, but that didn't sway that "The Hammer" Hank Aaron is my lifetime favorite baseball player etc... 😎
one of the best sports books ever written
Lol read that book…..funniest book ever of baseball and the life especially on the road. An honest season from a players point of view…
The sheer amount of commercialism and absolutely s.tupid amount of money players are being paid is a big part of my disdain for most of pro sports. I used to live in San Diego and simply could not afford to take my family to Chargers games. Padres games were cool because you could get tickets for $20 (they were terrible and not many people went to the games)…but NFL games were outrageous. And then you hear players acting like their $50M contract is s.lave labor… they really are out of touch. I mean, baseball players are getting $500M+ contracts. Teams are building billion-dollar stadiums and demanding taxpayer funding. The whole thing is just gross. And now college players are making millions and HS kids are basing their playing decision almost entirely on who is paying the most. Hard to remain interested.
I'd rather be out on my boat on Saturday and Sunday than sitting in front of a TV watching sports all weekend.
what about the owners who pay all that money to the players?
As I am merely just a Georgia Bulldogs fan, I do know that I don't know what I don't know… but I still DO firmly believe in UGA HC Kirby Smart, and the entire UGA coaching staff, the UGA organization, and the UGA football team too. Georgia has exactly what it takes to stay up and "in the conversation" of being a perennial contender for the CFP (college football playoff) each and every single year. I am very excited as Georgia has won the SEC Championship for two straight consecutive seasons, and going up against historically two great programs in beating both the Texas Longhorns, AND also the Alabama Crimson Tide too. Of course I am disappointed just like anyone else that Georgia lost to Notre Dame two years ago, and then they lost to Ole Miss this past season in two straight Sugar Bowl games. Nevertheless, I STILL DO FIRMLY believe that our Georgia Bulldogs could "WIN IT ALL" for this up coming 2026 season. GO DAWGS!!!!
I think what I miss most as it pertains to sports coverage locally, is the quality of the sports writers . In the Atlanta area growing up we had Jesse Outler, Furman Bishop , Lewis Grizzard , Mark Bradley, Jeff Schultz and Steve Hummer just at the AJC .And no offense to Dawg Nation or the gazillion podcasts but the writing is not the same. Don't get me wrong I find Brooks Austin and Josh Pate entertaining as hell but still miss the writing.
Double thumbs up!
As Mr. Furman always said……
Selah!