Blogathon # 4: Holy Sports Scandals!

Time Posted: 10:29am EST

There’s been some pretty major scandals going around the sporting world these days. Some are worse than others, and one is just outright sick. Here in a nutshell is what’s fucked up in the sports world:

In baseball, one of the biggest cheaters in the sport’s history is about to overtake a long holding record. I’ve posted many entries about this cheater, and am furious that the commish didn’t have the balls to kick this bum out at the start of this season. Many commishes of baseball past have banned people for less, and with less evidence than what we have present. He’s a disgrace and I don’t blame Hank Aaron for refusing to show up. I wouldn’t either if I was in his place. We’ll have to wait 5-8 years for A-Rod to show up and mash the record. This kid is one homer away from 500 and he’s only 32! He’s also clean, so when he breaks the record, then you’ll see a real celebration!

If you thought that was bad, the NBA is really up the creek with their most recent scandal. The National Basketball Association is under fire because one of their referees has been busted for gambling on games that he was officiating! Now they are suspecting that he was involved in a conspiracy to shave points. The NBA has tried their best to say this one referee is an isolated incident and that now that he’s gone, no one should worry. Wishful thinking, because now the FBI is involved and will likely audit every referee in the league and shake things up to see if any others fall out. This is a nasty scandal for the NBA, their worst I think.

The NFL is without their share. They’ve had players who are indicted in shootings, bar fights, and even running a dogfighting ring! One of the NFL’s most primere quarterbacks, Michael Vick, has been indicted of being a part of and even the money man behind a gigantic dog fighting racket! People are completely aghast at the details that are coming out of this case. Dogs are being abused and used for fighting, and when one dogs lose, word going around is they were executed by hanging for losing! Sick, sick, sick… and this is why the news is covering this scandal more than the other two posted above. Vick is a great and very talented quarterback, but if this charge sticks… I really hope he serves a few years. Given the state that he’s being charged in (Georgia) odds are good that just might happen.

Of the three scandals, I happen to think the NBA is the most serious. Game fixing is nasty, and causing the whole league to lose face and legitimacy. While the Vick scandal is sick (many signs outside the courthouse from protesters said ‘Vick is Sick’.. very cute) one reason why people are more outraged from this one is cause of the animals involved. People can be very sensitive about animals, and I guess this just really upset a lot of people. So by looking at these three scandals, you can really see that thinks are really messed up in the world of Sports. I’m sure there are many other examples to choose from, but these are the ones that are standing out right about now.

That’s it for now… see you in 30!

Peter

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