Why? Because it is a cartel that is selling a false message. The NCAA claims to protect the integrity of college athletics. I would argue that it treats its athletes as little more than sweatshop workers in order to enrich themselves and the universities. OK, so I might be guilty of a little hyperbole but [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Sports’
June 19, 2010
If I Were Baseball’s Commissioner For A Day…
Major League Baseball is in the middle of its second run of inter-league play. During the first weekend of inter-league play my team, the Braves, did not play an inter-league opponent because of the different number of teams in each league. This brings to mind the inherent imbalance of inter-league play. This is not only [...]
April 5, 2009
The Original…
For the past month and a half I have been looking forward to this day. The Braves, my favorite team, are playing last year’s World Champion Phillies tonight. The first official day of spring may be March 20 every year but for me it is really the first day of regular season play in baseball. [...]
