Mood:
irritatedNow Playing: The Black Keys-All hands against his own
So in case you have been living under a fucking rock for the last 48 hours, I have some shocking news: Johnny Damon (aka Captian Caveman, Jesus of the outfield, conquerer of the evil empire, idiot, etc) the All-Star center fielder for the Boston Red Sox has done the unthinkable and unforgiveable and signed with the most evil of all sports franchises: The New York Yankees. That is no typo, Johnny Damon is now officially a sellout of the same calibre as A-Rod, except his betrayal goes far beyond the financial profligacy and mercinary intent showed by A-Rod when decided to rival krusty the clown and join the rangers. No, Damon's sin is far worse. He left a team only a year removed from winning its first world series since 1918 to join their archrivals. Sure other redsox have done this, and with the way that free agency has become in baseball and other sports for that matter, it is much more common for these types of moves to occur. However, no matter how much money is thrown around, the final decision rests with the player. The Yankees offered 4 years and 52 million. A rediculous sum for a centerfielder who probably has only 2 or 3 good seasons left. This just proves that nearly every player just goes for the money. Which does make sense, I mean, honestly, would you stay at a job you loved but payed you minimum wage or would you go to a job that payed you a significant amount more and was not quite as pleasurable? If you say that you would want to stay with the first job you are nuts, and you are lying, yes...you are...stop denying it. Very rarely do you see job loyalty in the business world let alone sports, so why do fans get so upset when players do the same thing that any average joe would do? Because fans are idiots. I am willing to admit i'm an idiot and I will explain why. First off, fans, ALL FANS are hypocrites. I just explained this with the financial aspect previously. But also, even the most diehard fan criticizes his team or players, jumps on bandwagons, jumps off bandwagons, and just plain acts retarded. For proof of this behavior, ask for a fans reaction of the last few drafts that their team had. I am certain you will hear a few "that guy is worthless," or "our gm is fucking retarded" lines that would not make them seem like a fan. Another reason fans are idiots is that they spend an unhealthy portion of their income to support their team and players when these people make millions upon millions upon millions of dollars. Step back and think about the disgusting amount of money that professional athletes make. Do these people contribute THAT much to society? Are they curing cancer? Are they eliminating poverty? Are they providing better education for the youth of America? No, no, no and NO!. Now picture that amount of money and tell me that could not be put to use solving some of america's other problems. If pro athletes made the same salary as say, a firefighter, I would find it much easier to support and relate to them. Another thing that makes fans idiots is that they care more about the games and the sports than the athletes do. This is already been proved by the mercinary-like behavior of athletes and their continued disregard for the "integrity" and "honor" of the game when the sell their services to the highest bidder, take performance enhancing drugs to cheat (to get more money), taunt and humiliate other professionals (to get more exposure and money), this list goes on forever. Why would any sane person support players when they all consistently do these things? Ok, i'm done, i'm tired, and I think my anger about Johnny Damon has gone away. Fuck that guy. Fuck him up his stupid ass.
