I agree. For me, the “major” pro sports are already mere entertainment. Barry Bonds broke no record, but he sure smacked the shit out of some thrown baseballs. I tried like hell to stay “in the fold” with MLB, but I couldn’t. They’re paid too much and then they whine about it… at least NFL players are donating their bodies to the sport– that’s an f’ing brutal way to make a living.

I still have sports heroes, but they are mostly CAT2,3 and 4s. You know some of the “local” pros are super talented guys, riding their guts out for no money or glory– hats off, I wish I was one-tenth as hard.

Enjoy the ride,

Mikey

It’s a fucking shame.

Mikey

…while i would tend to agree w/ yer assessment of ms hingis situation, it should be incumbent on any athlete, (who gives a rat’s ass) in any sport, to realize the particularly sensitive pall that has been cast & act accordingly…

…despite the “world of sport” slowly sinking into the toilet, few athletes seem to have the depth of perception to see beyond their next contract, never mind looking at the big picture……

…thank the great spirit for the ‘jonathon vaughters’ of the world, who may just help pull this out yet…

Dear Mr. Wild–

You can bet your bottom dollar there’s a pro tennis player somewhere doing steroids. Especially in the men’s game, where 120 MPH serves are the rule any more.

A good point was made here not long ago about Mr. Bonds being crucified (as well he should, in my opinion) while lots of big men in MLB are juiced & skating. I see this as even more the case for “Swiss Miss” Hingis– getting run out of the sport from a top-20 ranking for cocaine metabolites? That’s missing the point.

Enjoy the ride,

Mikey

…hell, the pro golfers are gonna be testing next season cuz word got around that a few guys were tryin’ ta increase their strength…golfers !!!…

…now, smokin’ the green, that’s kinda marginal, i gotta agree & the nba guys, in particular, have been doing that for years w/ word nada from their commissioner…

…bottom line, we’re talking PRO athletes & pros play to their sponsors, their endorsements & to their own pocketbooks, so ya, tennis ???…bank on it…

Saying that tennis players are doping because Ms. Hingis tested positive for cocaine metabolites is stretching it. Look, she’s a famous and wealthy Swiss celebrity– if she takes a bump on Saturday night, that’s not the same as guys training on EPO or the various hormones. I find it exceedingly unlikely that Ms. Hingis fueled her incredible career and rise to the very pinnacle of competitive, professional tennis with cocaine.

This is one of the problems with the current rhetoric around “doping.” If some snowboard kid (or MTB racer) is ripping bongs with his homies on Saturday night, does that give him an unfair advantage in competition? I’d say no. If anything, he’s decreasing his aerobic capacity and quite likely his overall acuity.

So why test and prosecute for recreational drugs? That’s totally missing the point. What a morass.

Mikey