A lot has happened since we posted a month ago but there is no better way to come back then to discuss a couple of good old fashioned cheaters and racists. It all started about a week ago when Yankee's pitcher Michael Pineda was ejected from their game against the Red Sox for having pine tar on his neck. It is one of those "everybody does it" type of scenarios, but when you do it so blatantly and against the team that has already called you out on it this year, you my friend are an idiot. There was literally a blob of tar on this guy's neck. I mean at least get creative and hide it under your hat or something. And speaking of keeping it under the hat, this leads me to our racist of the week... Clippers owner Donald Sterling. By now, most mainstream media outlets have already beat this story to death and they will undoubtedly continue to do so for weeks ahead. In case you somehow haven't heard however, Mr. Sterling was caught on tape making racist remarks to his girlfriend who ironically is of mixed descent herself, and basically told her to stop taking pictures with "black people." Mr. Sterling is obviously a bigot and his track record of past law suits backs this fact up. The things he said in the tape are absolutely ridiculous and he should probably step down as owner of the Clippers. But what I don't think is being talked about enough is how this guy has been known to be this way for years and it is just now being addressed. It has been one of those "everybody knows it" scenarios and it took a Pineda type of blatant ignorance to finally expose the man for who he is. In short, Sterling at last blobbed his racism all over his neck and forced the league to react. The hard truth is that there are cheaters and racists all over this planet but we can't turn a naked eye to this fact most of the time and then act surprised when these boneheads finally push the limit. They need to be dealt with swiftly and then swept under rug. Let's not give their stupidity the coverage it doesn't deserve.
PAV: I have to point out the amazing alliteration you produced in the third sentence in the second paragraph.
OK, so I don't think the Michael Pineda saga (I just like the word "saga") is even news. Pine tar is a funny substance to begin with. I understand its purpose, but you would figure there would have been some technological advances in bat grips by now. The word idiot is totally appropriate. Funny is another good word.
As far as Sterling is concerned, he just got fined $2.5 million and is banned for life from the NBA. The NBA board of governors will force the sale of the team for political reasons (backlash of a "no" vote) and we will never hear from him in sports again. The problem with Sterling and men like him is that their bigotry is overlooked when their wallets are out. The great news is people like him are slowly dying out. I realize men like this create offspring, but people are becoming more open to race, ethnicity, and sexual identity than ever despite what you may think. By the time my kids are my age racism will be much less blatant and Donald Sterling's brethren will be dead and gone, gladly.
