tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post8110252123232139458..comments2023-11-05T02:49:49.453-08:00Comments on 40 going on 28: Please forgive this brief foray into footballTKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08123364195474763594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-66659629885455475432011-02-19T09:08:20.485-08:002011-02-19T09:08:20.485-08:00Athletes, managers, GM's, coaches, etc...are n...Athletes, managers, GM's, coaches, etc...are not unlike politicians in that they do one of two things while being interviewed: they lie, or they reel off some hum drum list of cliches. As soon as the actual playing of the sport is over I'd advise turning off the T.V. unless you like cliches and being lied to. Back in the day it seems players, owners and coaches got involved in some really entertaining "media fights." At the very least they told it like it was. But those days are long gone; probably due to the "sophistication" of the sport; a result of the billions of dollars now vested into sports club. Seriously, I wouldn't read too much into anything an athlete or higher up has to say regarding a club.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04090647277151488356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-35126588235480060262011-02-16T15:25:54.883-08:002011-02-16T15:25:54.883-08:00I read that as well, and really can't make hea...I read that as well, and really can't make heads or tails of it. What is the interest in keeping Smith's feelings from being hurt? Of course he's not "in it." He knows, we know, Harbaugh knows, and all of us but Smith are ecstatic about that. Why not tell your audience the truth - which has the benefit of being exactly what they *want* to hear?<br /><br />Do they owe some sort of payout to Smith if they make him feel bad? "Paragraph 7(b), if, in the course of this contract, Team leads Player to doubt his self-worth, Team will pay to Player the sum of eight (8) million dollars."Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395319755814215066noreply@blogger.com