Friday Fryer (August 4, 2006)
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by user Christof
This week has been quite a cooker in the East, weather wise. On the other hand, the sports world has been awfully quiet. Today is Friday, however, so someone is going to get the Friday Fryer Chair!
First up this week is Floyd Landis. The more information that is released, the more he looks guilty in regards to cheating at the Tour De France. However, one is innocent until proven guilty, or at least, until the B Sample is tested. So Mr. Landis is spared the Chair for at least one more week.
Next up, is the arrested player. We had reports this week of two additional players being busted by the police this year. The latest is former Philadelphia Phillies and current Texas Rangers starting pitcher Vicente Padilla. Mr. Padilla was sent to the big house on July 7th for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol. It was rumored that Padilla had a drinking problem while with the Phillies but many brushed it off as his way of dealing with the fact that he pitched for a hopeless, rudderless organdization. Guess that wasn't the problem after all. Since the arrest was July 7th and not during this week, Mr. Padilla only gets the nomination and not the chair.
And now the winner for this week Friday Fryer Chair: the NFL Hold-Out. THe NFL Hold-Out includes both rookies and veterans who have yet to report because they have not signed a contract or want a better contract. Yo folks, you are not gaining the fans respect when you are demanding to be made $2 million a year instead of $1.9 million. We fans, many of whom won't make $2 million in their entire life, are getting tired of hearing you whine about being underpaid. You are playing a kid's sport. Shut up and take the money. Invest half of it in value stock (ala Berkshire Hathaway) and bonds, and you and your family will be living the good life for decades. There will come a point when salaries and players attitudes will get so high and out of whack, that it will turn off the average fan. And then, the whole system will collapse. But, I guess the players and owners want to see it happen one day. Hence, they get the Chair this week.
Until next Friday, keep it cool!
Date
Fri 08/04/06, 5:26 am EST
