This Week In Sports

Hey!! Look at me!! Two weeks in a row. Go Me.

Ok, now down to business.

1. I know this was last week (and in last weeks T.W.I.S. post) but George Steinbrenner died. No, not news any more but it's been pondered quite a bit on sports talk radio. Was he good for baseball? Well as a Yankee fan - YES! But as a current resident in a much smaller much less wealthy market whose baseball team suffers for both those qualities, PERHAPS. Before moving to Pittsburgh, all I knew about the Pirates is that they sucked. Now I know that they suck and despite a rather focused effort on building and growing young talent, as soon as they are able - a wealthy team like the Yankees will just swoop in and buy them. Again, as a Yankee fan. Hahahahahah. But as the current resident of a city whose team sucks due in part to the Yankees, this kind of sucks. But in the wise words of my co-blogger - Football is Socialism and Baseball is Capitalism. So players go where the money and opportunity is best. Can you really blame them? I suppose not. Does this mean baseball is suffering because of its captialism??? Dear readers - you tell me!

2. Serena Williams may miss the US Open because of a hurt foot. Not just a hurt foot - but a foot that needs surgery because she stepped on a broken piece of glass at a restaurant (????? That no one has investigated THIS seemingly unlikely story further is beyond me). In any event - to this I say HOOOORAY! After last years' ANTICS I thoroughly thought she should be banned this year. That was pathetic and not to be tolerated. Moreso though - I am SO SICK OF THE WILLIAMS SISTERS. Add to it, I'm sick of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Tennis us become such a sport of 5-7 athletes, it's terribly boring. I want new stories, new people, new anything. PLEASE. So Serena, stay home and rest your foot. I will watch the US Open and not miss you one bit.

3. Tiger sucked it up at the Brisith Open. Tiger, you're a jerk.