Michigan Football - GO BLUE!

I am glad that Notre Dame isn't really a Catholic School any longer because it frees me from any and all guilt in rooting for Michigan tomorrow in their first game under lights, ever, at "The Big House."

What? They aren't.

Go Blue!

Lake Erie Monarchs: The Church & Baseball

Lake Erie Monarchs

The Lake Erie Monarchs are a baseball team and a Catholic Apostolate. They play in a collegiate summer league, where college prospects play for various teams and leagues around the country so that they can keep playing during the summer once their college season has ended. Here in Alaska, we have one of those leagues and on the Kenai one of those teams: The Peninsula Oilers. These aren't just any old leagues either, serious MLB players come from these teams, so the level of baseball is quite high. What is nice, is out of the way places like Kenai Alaska, get baseball teams for the summer, and get to watch players that will one day play in the show. 


The Lake Erie Monarchs aren't just any team though, they are also a Catholic Apostolate (Ministry). The National Catholic Register wrote a piece about the team a few months ago:

Founded in 1999, the Monarchs are a summer collegiate team and ministry of Catholic Baseball Players for Christ, an evangelization apostolate that is spreading the Gospel in and through baseball. The group also is seeking to build a network of Catholic baseball players, coaches, fans and supportive families across the United States.

With a roster of 29 freshmen and sophomores from schools like Notre Dame, the University of Michigan, Penn State and Texas Tech, the Monarchs are on the field from June until August doing what scores of other college baseball players do around the country every summer: playing wood-bat baseball to showcase themselves to Major League Baseball scouts.

Believed to be the only such team in the country with a Catholic identity, the Monarchs are part of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, one of eight leagues sanctioned and supported by Major League Baseball, said Jim DeSana, president of Catholic Baseball Players for Christ and Monarchs general manager. To supplement MLB support, each team in the league raises additional funds, and each player pays a fee to be part of a team.

This is a great concept, and a really great way to minister to others about God. These young men know what they are getting into when they join the team and in doing so are being quite courageous and stepping out in the faith. It helps the players and helps the community, as the team is heavily involved in youth baseball programs. As for personal faith growth, the team has entrusted their formational help to a priest who formerly played collegiate baseball. This is about God as well as Baseball, a combo that for most American boys is a can't miss. 

It is refreshing to see something like this actualize and succeed. In the culture that we live in, the idea of putting your faith front and center into something like sports is a brave but honorable thing to do. There are few people willing to risk their reputation, especially one that could one day end up in the professional ranks, on something like their faith. So to see young men, some very committed and some simply open to the idea, so willing and up front about their faith is refreshing to me as both a Catholic and a father. I am glad I found out about this team, and will from this point forward consider myself a Monarch faithful!

I was made aware of this team by fellow Alaskan Catholic Blogger - Dan from GLACC. My family and I are going to try and join his family tonight and root on the home team... and the Catholic team! So fellow Alaskans, there are a few more games in the state, try and check them out if you can and for my Michigan folks - they play down in Ohio (I KNOW!) but not far from Toledo, so take a road trip and support them!

Here is their schedule while in Alaska:

• Thur. 9 vs. Kenai Peninsula Oilers
• --Kenai, Alaska 7:00
• Fri. 10 vs. Kenai Peninsula Oilers
• --Kenai, Alaska 7:00
• Sat. 11 vs. Kenai Peninsula Oilers
• --Kenai, Alaska 7:00
• Sun. 12 vs. Matsu Miners
• --Palmer, Alaska 4:00
• Mon. 13 vs. Alaska Goldpanners
• --Fairbanks, Alaska 7:00
• Tue. 14 vs. Alaska Goldpanners
• --Fairbanks, Alaska 7:00
• Wed. 15 vs. Alaska Goldpanners
• --Fairbanks, Alaska 7:00

For more info please check out:

• Lake Erie Monarchs (Team Site)
• Monarchs on Facebook
• Monarchs on Twitter 
• Catholic Baseball Players for Christ 

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Get up.

Watch this video, live it.
It is 3 minutes.
If you have seen it you understand.
If you haven't, you must watch it - I know, we are inundated with videos... you want to see this.

Life is hard. Sometimes it sucks.
Shut up. Get up.
Go.



Make this video your faith life. Make your struggles like this.
God will get us through, even the impossible times,  but he can't do anything if we don't get up.
Get up.


h/t: House Unseen/Life Unscripted

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Classy Sports Departure

He grew up in the same town I did, was a half generation ahead of me, but gave us all something to shoot for as kids growing up playing the sport that makes "Hockeytown" famous. Unfortunately, for most of his career he played on an enemy team – but the real trick was that he wasn't even supposed to be on any team.

We hear about athletes that are larger than life, this athlete was probably smaller than you. You probably don't know his name unless you follow hockey, but you should. He was quiet, small, and unassuming - but his team could always count on him. Apparently so can his family, but more importantly so can God. He retired with class, a bit of surprise, and with his focus on his priorities - his virtues.

From the Detroit News:

There were no tears, nor was there any hint of regret about passing up $6 million. ("As far as the money goes, there are more important things in life," Rafalski said.) In fact, Holland said Rafalski already had been in his office Wednesday morning to sign his retirement papers.

"So it's completely official," Holland said. "He's retired as a player."

He retires with some impressive statistics — 79 goals and 515 points in 833 regular-season games, plus another 29 goals and 100 points (13th-most all-time by a defenseman) in 165 career playoff games. But what's more impressive is that the 5-foot-10 Rafalski did all that as a player who went undrafted out of college at the University of Wisconsin.

He was too small, the scouts said and the GMs agreed, so Rafalski spent four years playing pro hockey in Sweden and Finland before finally getting a shot at the NHL at age 26.

All he has done in the decade since is blaze a trail for players of similar stature.

"He's an incredible story," Holland said.

Yet as difficult as this final chapter was to write, Rafalski also called this season the "most rewarding" of his career. And with a heavy emphasis on his faith Wednesday, he made it clear this decision was about much more than hockey. Mostly, it was about family, as he and Felicity have three sons, with the eldest, Danny, ready to start high school in the fall.

So before Rafalski closed his remarks citing Scripture — Romans 8:28 was "appropriate" not just for the meaning, he joked, but also because it matched his jersey number — he plainly explained his motivation for leaving behind the game he loves.

"We went through a long process of weighing the factors in our lives and at the end of the day it came down to priorities," he said. "At the top of the priorities came serving God, serving my family and serving others. ... With hockey not being at the top, it was time to move on."

Thanks for the memories Rafalski, and thanks for being the kind of athlete we can tell our children about and that they can look up to. There are few people that can walk away from $6 Million dollars simply by not talking about it at all. Money wasn't in this decision - God, family, and other people were... what hope that inspires.

Go Wings!

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Sports Anchor Fired - Uptown Hockey & Gay Marriage: Part II

Earlier in the week I posted about a hockey story that didn't involve the Wings, Sharks, or a Big Silver Cup. There was a Twitter controversy that started when Todd Reynolds, the Vice President of Uptown Hockey (a player representative agency) Tweeted from the Uptown Hockey Twitter account. The controversial statement was that he disagreed with Sean Avery (a New York Ranger, and well known controversial player) regarding "Gay Marriage." You can catch up on all that at my original post (Link).

Well since then there has been fallout, and as a matter of fact, in my blogging absence, Thomas Peters over at CatholicVote.org posted about it and linked to a LifeSiteNews Story:

One of Canada’s leading TV sports broadcasters fired one of its anchors Wednesday after he voiced support for true marriage on Twitter.

Damian Goddard, the now-former host of “Connected” on Rogers Sportsnet, had tweeted his support of Burlington hockey agent Todd Reynolds, who created a stir this week when he criticized New York Rangers hockey star Sean Avery for shooting a TV ad backing gay “marriage.”

“I completely and wholeheartedly support Todd Reynolds and his support for the traditional and TRUE meaning of marriage,” wrote Goddard on May 10th. He also voiced support for U.S. Olympic gold medalist Peter Vidmar, who resigned as chef de mission for the 2012 U.S. Olympic team after homosexual activists created a controversy over his support for true marriage.

Sportsnet had distanced themselves from the comments on their own Twitter account. They announced Wednesday that Goddard had been fired and did not specify the reasons.

“Mr. Goddard was a freelance contractor and in recent weeks it had become clear that he is not the right fit for our organization,” said Sportsnet spokesman Dave Rashford in a statement.

Nevertheless, Goddard is standing by the comments. “In terms of what I said, I stand by it,” he told the Toronto Star. “I’m a devout Roman Catholic. It’s not about hate at all."

Well, for those wanting a Catholic connection, we have one in Goddard. Both Goddard and Reynolds have continued to stand up for what they believe in and aren't backing down. Even in the face of the double-standard attacks they have been getting - being called intolerant by folks that don't tolerate their religious beliefs.

Goddard and Reynolds are men who have or had good jobs, in the spotlight, and I imagine pay quite well. Yet, even when they aren't forced to, they are willing to put those material things on the line to stand up for their religious and moral beliefs. We knew that there would be fall out from this situation, but I am surprised that it came in the form of someone else supporting Reynolds being who lost their job.

I wish I could get Goddard to talk about how his faith played a role in this whole situation, and looking back how it played a role in his thought and decision making process. It goes to show that we will be persecuted for our Faith, and that the days of persecution are upon us. Can we say that we would do the same in the face of our virtues and beliefs coming into direct collision with our jobs or life? I hope that we can be brave enough to choose our God over our job.

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Red Wings - Game 7 - Prayer from AoftheA

Larry D, is from the D (Detroit). I am originally from the D. That means tonight, we will be focused on the Detroit Red Wings playing a Game 7 against the San Jose Sharks. They went down 3-0 in the series, and now have a chance to do the improbable!

LarryD offers his prayer for the wings at his blog:

Our forwards

Who art with centers

Hallowed be their game

The win will come

Should checks be done

At the boards

And in the corners.

Give them this game

Their powerplays

And forgive them any bad passes

And don't give the Sharks good chances, defensemen!

And lead them not into high-sticking

But deliver them from losing.

Amen.

GO WINGS!

San Jose - Friday Morning

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The Sanctity of Marriage On Ice: Uptown Hockey vs. Sean Avery

*•*Updated [5:17pm] *•*:

There is a big hub-ub in the Hockey Sports Agent world right now and it doesn't have anything to do with the Stanley Cup. In fact, it revolves around the Sanctity of Marriage. Hockey is known for its tough on-the-ice but gentlemen off-the-ice heroes. The sport is often considered to have the least controversial stars of the 4 Major Sports. So this controversy could prove to be a watershed event, in terms of off-the-ice events.

This all started about a week ago when Sean Avery, who might be one of the few players known to have a checkered past, came out in support of "Gay Marriage." Avery made a video, similar to the one Barbara Bush (Daughter of President George W. Bush) made a while back, for the Human Rights Campaign. It was somewhat surprising to see this video come out, mostly because he is the first athlete in New York to do so. As the NY Times puts it:

He recently recorded a video, becoming one of only a few active athletes in American team sports to voice support for gay rights, and is believed to be the first in New York to publicly advocate for same-sex marriage. No active male player in a major American team sport has declared his homosexuality, and homosexual slurs remain in use to insult opponents and officials.

Now, a lot of the time since this came out has been spent discussing the use of Avery in the video. Now, I don't think this is the place to personally attack anyone in this situation, but Avery's record has been the target of some of the joking about using him. The fact that he has been very outspoken off the ice, and has had his share of controversial statements, even including those that are somewhat offensive towards others. I think a lot of this was overblown, but for those in the hockey world, he is often the last person one would consider for their spokesperson. So it was interesting to see him be turned into an insta-celeb for Gay Rights, but I guess there is no fear of a double-standard.

Todd Reynolds

The controversy really started yesterday when an agent, Todd Reynolds  of Uptown Sports, tweeted about the whole thing. His first tweet was fairly straight-forward and simply stated his personal belief that Avery and the HRC cause was not something he agreed with. He did this from the Uptown Sports Twitter account, and instantly people seized the opportunity to attack Reynolds and Uptown. A few hours later, he added (notice he didn't delete) two clarifying tweets. Things haven't eased up and many folks are attacking him for being hateful, bigoted, stupid, a bad business person, etc... The controversy has hit the pages of all sorts of sports sites, and will probably be hitting more as this gains more traction.

Here are his tweets:

The pro-gay-marriage crowd is playing out their usual role and attacking Reynolds. They are applying a double-standard and calling him a bigot and hateful. They say he is intolerant, all this while they themselves are doing exactly what they accuse of Reynolds of. It is ironic and intellectually dishonest. The truly interesting thing is seeing all the Tweets, Comments, and support for Avery. I don't want to attack him, but I do find it ironic that "tolerance" and "respect" are being attributed to Avery, when a simple Google search might make people think differently about such glowing praise for him. Now don't get me wrong, we all make mistakes, but the irony and double-standards here are almost laughable. 

Now, I would be preaching to the choir if I spent my time in this post to explain the "Gay Marriage" debate. I am sure my readers are squarely in support of Reynolds position on that matter. What is interesting though is that he took what is more than likely a multi-million dollar company, and made a personal declaration of belief and threw it squarely into the realm of the business. Many are calling this stupid, but I think if it was done with deliberation and intentionality I would call it courage and conviction. (It sounds like it was done due to convictions! See Below).  Knowing that it came almost a week after the Avery video hit, I would hope that someone in his position knew precisely what he was doing, and if since that is the case I applaud him. In fact, I would love to work for a place that is that committed to its philosophy and conviction of belief. As an attorney, I know it is difficult to hold certain beliefs, especially ones concerning virtues or faith, and at the same time grow your business. The #1 concern in most businesses is not belief but instead, bottom line. There is a question about whether it places other clients in a tough position, but there is freedom on their part to decide to stay or go, I am sure Uptown wouldn't force them to stay on board if they didn't want to.

What is perplexing in this whole situation is that Uptown and Reynolds are being attacked for this as a bad business judgment. Look, I expect attacks against a person coming out against a cause like "Gay Marriage." It's as if folks think Reynolds had no idea that this would be controversial and think he is just some bigoted idiot spouting off nonsense on the company Twitter account. They lack the intellectual honesty and clarity to see that this is a person, and a business, standing up for their virtues and principles. Don't we want businesses and business owners who are ethical? Even if we don't agree with them, so what? We don't have to use them, sign with them, etc... At least we know where he stands, and at least money isn't his master. 

As a young attorney, and as someone who once wanted to be a sports agent, I looked away from that area of practice because I saw that the only way to survive was to compromise values and represent players you might have issues with. Money and success had to rule your decisions. Jerry Maguire was a fairy tale. I knew a couple of NHL agents, big ones in fact, and they were fortunate and did it old school. They represented players they believed in - both on and off the ice. I didn't think that agencies like that existed anymore, but maybe I was wrong. It is too bad that Uptown is a Canadian company, otherwise I would send my resume in to them. 

Maybe you could send Mr. Reynolds an email and let him know we support his conviction, we support his courage, and we are praying for him.

•*•UPDATE•*•:

NBC Sports has statements from both Don Reynolds (Todd's father and President of Uptown), and Todd regarding the controversy:

Don Reynolds in the National Post:

It’s sad. I mean, my personal position is that I do not support gay marriage, and I think it’s wrong, as well. It’s not politically correct to, I guess, give your opinion about a thing like that. It’s politically correct on the other side, for people to say, ‘sure, I support gay marriage.’ But the majority, I think, of Canadians would say that they don’t agree with gay marriage – that man and woman were created to be married, not man and man or man and horse, you know?”

Now I think the 'man and horse' comment is over-the-top, but there are those that think "Gay Marriage" is a slippery slope. I don't think it is a concern that Bestiality will come out of it, so a statement like this will hurt their otherwise strong position. This is what a lot of folks are keying on now, of course taking the issue to the weakest point - again intellectual dishonesty and double standards rule the day.

Todd Reynolds on TSN Radio:

“But I’m a little disappointment in some of the response. If you oppose a viewpoint, you’re immediately targeted by some people as a hater, a bigot, intolerant, homophobic and many other terms. That’s obviously not the case for people who know me… I don’t hate anyone, and I’m certainly not a bigot, but I believe in marriage between one man and one woman. It’s a social debate that’s raged on for quite some time. In Canada and the U.S. it’s a hot-button topic right now. I guess maybe it was how I was raised. I believe in voicing your opinion and not being part of the silent majority."

Looks like Todd Reynolds is sticking by his guns, which is laudable in this day and age, especially when money is on the line. It will be interesting to see what NHL "names", if any, come out publicly one way or another on this issue. We will stay up to date on this issue.


•••UPDATE 2••• (3:40p ET):


ESPN and Pewsitter have stories linking to this issue. I guess this is pretty MAINSTREAM now. I found out about it last night on a tweet.

•••UPDATE 3••• (5:17p ET):
Found this quote on CBCSports.ca:

Could Reynolds represent a player who took Avery's stand? "If this was their personal opinion, yes," Todd said. "But if something was being done in a public position to promote or lobby legislation to change laws ... we would have to sit down and discuss if we should sever our relationship."

This really is the clearest statement of where he stands. This is an honorable position, and I think this is a good way to go about it. This is a belief, a conviction, and a clear standard. Good for him!

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Congrats Justin Verlander!

He is kind of a big deal; he has many leather wrapped baseballs, and his baseball glove smells of rawhide. 

Congrats Justin Verlander! 

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Moms of Goalies

Rachel Balducci, famous for her Testosterhome blog, Faith & Family Live! features, and her book "How to tuck in a Superhero" wrote a really great post about being the mom of a Soccer Goalkeeper. It really hit home, as someone that grew up playing hockey and was a goalie.

I think there is a unique aspect to parents of goalies and she has a perspective from someone "new" to that scenario. I had to post part of her thoughts and hope you go to her blog and read more:

Our oldest son and his middle school soccer team were in the league championship game this past weekend. It was exciting and nerve-wracking and emotionally draining. There were tears of joy and frustration, screams of victory and wails of defeat.

And that was just from me on the sidelines.

My son, you see, is the goalie. Being the goalkeeper's mother is one of the most intense parenting moments I have experienced to date.

When Ethan was first moved to goal earlier in the season, I didn't think much about it. Maybe I thought something like "Oh rats, I'll miss seeing him running around on the field." I may have even considered the goalie position to be something of a consolation prize, like the slot you go to when you don't throw yourself into the mix with enough fervor.

I was wrong. So wrong.

 Please go check out her blog Testosterhome and read the rest.

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The Quest begins...

The Quest for Lord Stanley's Cup begins tonight...

Let's Play Ball!

And so... it begins...

Predictions? 

The Iditarod

...It is underway and in full swing.

I have illusions of racing it one day, I know, I am crazy, but it would be amazing!

The Iditarod - Website

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Priests & Hockey: "The Game"

Saw this little gem over at Badger Catholic [who is uber-blog-famous now that he was mentioned over at WDTPRS?]. His comments are in red:

When nearly 200 priests and seminarians get together, an ice rink isn’t the most logical meeting place. But once a year in Winona, that’s exactly what takes place. In what is simply known as “The Game,” seminarians from St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Winona[That is SSPX btw] take on the priests from across the United States and Canada who studied at the very same institution.

It all happens at Bud King Ice Arena and is radically different from any high school, college or youth game that usually occupies the ice.

Since 1988, “The Game” has been the biggest rivalry no one really knows about in Minnesota — yes, the State of Hockey.

Let me tell you, it is a hockey game unlike any other. I witnessed “The Game” on Wednesday at Bud King Ice Arena and it left me, well, smiling.

“The game is pretty well known throughout our society of priests,” said Father Arnaud Rostand, who is stationed in Kansas City.

Every February, priests are summoned to Winona for annual meetings.

Back in 1988, Father Charles Ward wanted to add something extra to the meetings and came up with an idea that has turned into a tradition.

Ward decided to start an annual hockey game between the priests and the seminarians.

After arranging it with the District Superior, his dream came to fruition.

“The seminary was originally based in Richfield, Conn., and a lot of the seminarians out there played hockey,” said Ward, who now is stationed in Los Angeles. “When we moved here we found a way to keep playing.”

While some priests — their team is known as the “Flyin’ Fathers” — wear traditional hockey equipment, many are on the ice in their robes. Yes, robes.[Nope not robes, cassocks] Let your mind wander free for a moment and imagine that.

Robes are not likely going to turn into the latest hockey uniform craze, but hey, that’s not what this is all about.

It’s about fun, although both teams play to win.

“We just try to play a noble game with good sportsmanship,” Ward said. “We play because we love the game and for the rivalry.”

I couldn't ignore a story about priests and hockey could I? Of course not.
Read the full story here: Winona Daily News

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Monday morning quarterbacking

Since it is hard for me to get long posts out I figured I would solicit comments from you all regarding any items of note from your experience watching the Super Bowl.

I personally want to discuss the Chrysler commercial (as a "Detroiter") and a few others, but will wait until I can post from my laptop (this post is coming from my phone).

Until then I have some questions to inspire comment discussion. Was the Super Bowl family friendly viewing? Does the event still have its appeal if you don't have a "dog in the fight"? Who saw Bill O'Reilly's interview with President Obama? How do you handle watching the game with kids considering the messages that are sent in some of the commercials and commentary?

Leave your comments below and hopefully I can get to a longer post about my thoughts soon.

Super Bowl

In case anyone was wondering who I am rooting for:

Aaron Rodgers - QB #12 - Green Bay Packers

For the record, although I am originally from Detroit, I spent a lot of time in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which is attached to Wisconsin. Since the U.P. is culturally similar to Wisconsin and always looking for a way to be at odds with the "downstaters" from the Lower Peninsula you get a set of Michigan Packers fans. Add to that my wife's life-long Brett Favre obsession, mixed with the abysmal play of the Lions and voila! - a Packers family!

So if you were trying to decide who to root for... I think you know my opinion. In case you need more than my simple endorsement, go with the better person at QB, here is my proof [via Badger Catholic via Dad29]:

Aaron Rodgers & Charles Woodson 

A friend sent this, written by a Fox6 sports anchor.

This job affords me some incredible opportunities. Being a member of the FOX 6 Sports team means I've been able to witness and report on events and people that many can only admire from a distance. I never take these situations for granted and sincerely appreciate being involved in whatever capacity each permits.
Monday marked just the most recent case as I had the unparalleled privilege to be a part of Aaron Rodgers charity event to benefit the MACC Fund,...

...His favorite book is The Bible and he tries to read it every day not just when life's challenges and struggles surface.
His favorite movie is The Princess Bride which he admits he's caught flack for but says he and his childhood friends can recite every line from the film and it is simply a great story.

...My friend, the father of that young girl who passed, was there that night. He was one of several attendees brought up on stage where he caught a football thrown by the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers.

He asked Aaron to sign the football he'd caught. He wondered if he'd make it out to his daughter. It isn't shocking that Rodgers obliged. What caught me off guard was the dedication he made. It wasn't until after Aaron left that I first saw the autograph... and the simple yet sweet message that brought tears to this father's eyes:

"To Cheri the angel. Save me a spot. - Aaron Rodgers"

It takes a real man to know his place in the universe.

I think you get my point - GO PACKERS!

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The Rivalry: Michigan vs. Ohio State

Today the game will again be played. It is possibly the greatest rivalry in all of sports, regardless of records, implications, or anything else... because it always means something!

GO BLUE!!

Double Standard In the NFL Concerning Ownership (NSFC Links) - A Different Take

***WARNING*** ***WARNING*** ***WARNING*** ***WARNING***

There are links and words in this post that are NOT SAFE FOR Children/Catholic/Crocodiles/Captains (NSFC)

***WARNING*** ***WARNING*** ***WARNING*** ***WARNING***

Now... before I begin, I just want to explain why I am willing to post such things. I am not PROMOTING or even CONDONING what is "behind" the links I am posting. Sometimes though, to make points and explain things I need to link directly to the source. I will not ever post anything directly viewable on *this

* site that is inappropriate, but links may contain questionable material. Before making such posts, I will always attempt to warn readers. (Probably not with big red words, but in some manner)

Ok so this week there was a lot of talk about Rush Limbaugh possibly becoming a part owner in the St. Louis Rams. He explains the situation in his own words in the Wall Street Journal.

A lot of other media sources have their own take, which essentially take the position that this was all about race, but not because they wanted it to be, but because Rush had made it that way. Unfortunately that is not the truth. Media outlets like VIBE described the battle to be about principles and standing up against "hatred." What they didn't know was the double standard they were espousing.

WAIT!?!?! What? Not sure how that creates a double standard? Well let's start with a couple of presuppositions.

• Let's say that Rush's past is tainted with "questionable comments."
• Let's say that if nothing else he has made poor word choices.
• Let's say that he has publicly said and done things that are hurtful to players and the image of certain players in the NFL, especially black NFL'ers.

Ok, now that we have our jumping off point, and I am not saying I believe all those things, or that they are true - it is simply painting things in the strongest light for the anti-Rush camp. Unfortunately, there are SEVERAL other part owners that currently have done much worse, than we are even placing on Rush with our heavy handed presuppositions.

Don't believe me? Check out the pithy post over at Big Hollywood: NFL Owners

I won't even mention words Plaxico, Pac-man, Donte', or Vick. That would be just too easy. Even eliminating those criminals, you are still left with a motley crew of owners. I guess what is good for the goose, ISNT good for the gander...