What the hell is wrong with people?

It’s not often that I get pissed off. It rarely, if ever, occurs. If my anger scale were based on batting averages, I’d be hitting .573. But today, while perusing the latest T.O. musings on ESPN.com, I came across a questionnaire. So I’m going through the poll, “Yes the eagles should have seen this coming,” etc… I finish up and click to see the results to gauge how in touch I am with the pulse of the sporting world. To my amazement 45.0% of the people in this world are complete fucking idiots.

Question 10 asks, “If all were equally talented, who would you rather have playing for your favorite team?”
A) A player who causes no problems on the field but has a rap sheet off the field.
B) A player who causes headaches in the clubhouse but is a good citizen off the field.
C) A player who causes no problems on or off the field but is widely known to use steroids.

Somehow, 45% of the people who voted in this poll voted for A! 36% voted for B, and only 19% voted for C. Is that what life has come to people? We’d rather have someone commit crimes and play sports fair than have someone who’s just an asshole?

Personally, I think everyone who voted for answer A should have Mark Chmura come to their house and hang out with their 13 year old daughters. Or maybe Jamal Lewis, Darryl Strawberry, and Diego Maradona can come traffic some coke into their schools. Better yet, we can have Mike Danton hire Jayson Williams to off all these morons while Marv Albert commentates!

As for answer B, I just can’t see that either. How hard is it to get along with people…it’s not like we’re asking athletes to negotiate the unconditional nuclear surrender of Pyongyang; just to shut their yaps and do their jobs. If I bitched every day about my pay and how much quan I was getting, I’d be fired before week one was over…even if I was the best damn [insert job title] ever. You guys can take T.O., Bonds, Randy, Keyshawn, Lindros, and Kobe and enjoy the sports tabloids all you want.

I voted for C. I know what you’re thinking, “What about the integrity of the game!” Or, “What about the safety of the athletes?!?” Horseshit. Those concepts are as outdated as the amateur athlete the NCAA keeps shoving down our throats. It’s the athlete’s body, it’s their decision, and if they want to die at 40 to make $15 mils a year and be the best at their sport then more power to them. They’re trying to win and make themselves the best they can. How is that bad, because it’s unhealthy? Cry me a river…and all you fuckers who smoke and binge drink every weekend are doing wonders for your own health, so stop acting like you care about someone else’s. As for the integrity part, America doesn’t have integrity…never has. George Washington owned slaves, Ty Cobb beat a man with no hands and was a famed racist, Bill Clinton committed perjury, and W started a war because he was bored on a Tuesday. Hell, even America itself swindled the most valued land in the world, Manhattan, from the Native Americans for a handful of beads. Get off your soapbox and stick integrity up your ass. Sports are all about winning and doing whatever you can to do such. Deal with it.

Oh, and if you don’t like what I have to say, please comment and give me your two cents…I’d love the hear an intelligent rebuttal from those out there who voted for A.