[Matt Davis]

Originally posted by sixto
I'm reading that and I'm like, "I'm going to need some time to formulate a response." It's like the nightmare I have where I haven't been to class all semester and it's finals time. Only it's REAL, IT'S REAL.

I was a lot more serious wayback in October of aught 2.

Anyway I am still a semi-purist when it comes to sport. I don't mind the three-pointer or the designated hitter. However I do mind the Reds switching an interleague series with the Cubs so that they can play their "rival" the Indians 6 times instead of 3.

In the era of so-called reality TV, I am no longer sure that fans would mind it if MLB, say, switched Randy Johnson to the Red Sox in the middle of a heated pennant race, to boost ratings a tenth of a percent. In Detroit there aren't a lot of other reasons to be interested in baseball already, let alone three months from now. A Randy Johnson - Yankees matchup might do the trick.

But that's not sport. As I said before, you want entertainment, accept that it's entertainment, not true competition. I love, love, love watching the NFL on Sundays. But the ridiculous salary cap rules make it so my team can't afford to sign Hugh Douglas, even though they can afford to re-sign Hugh Douglas. It's the only question I have to ask of fans of modern sporting economics: How, how, how can you believe that this is the way it's "meant to be"?

How did you like that NFC Championship game ? All the crap you Eagles fans talked about how you guys were gonna beat us and then we came in your house and wooped your ass.