From
where I sit it looks like Alex Rodriguez has finally been suspended...kinda.
via telegraph.co.uk
Sure,
MLB has kicked him out for the remainder of this season and all of
the next, but A-Rod is appealing so he can keep playing. Since when
does a convict get to stay free while he appeals his case? If
Rodriguez wants to appeal he can sit out until a decision is
rendered. Then any back pay owed him should be reinstated. Not the
other way round. Rodriguez is the defendant here, not the league.
Not only would it remove a probably cheating player from the game
sooner, but allow the suspension to be served. The appeal might not
be heard until September, or even later. If it's upheld what happens
to those game he played in? Do the Yankees forfeit for using an
ineligible player? Nope. Does he still serve the full 211 games?
Doubt it. Why the hell is this guy allowed to keep playing? Oh
ya...it's baseball.
The
star quarterback at Texas A&M is facing allegations he got
paid...to sign autographs.
via beckett.com
Johnny Manziel allegedly got money for scribbling his name on a bunch of
memorabilia, so what? The NCAA claims to have concerns about their
integrity and those of the players. Sure they do. They run a
multi-billion dollar business on the backs of kids. And flatly
refuse to share the wealth. It's as stupid and outdated as the
Olympic ideal of amateur athletes. The vast majority of these kids
will never make millions of dollars playing pro football. The
vast majority will never play pro at all. Not NFL, CFL or Arena.
Nothing. Even top prospects can still washout at a young age.
JaMarcus Russell immediately springs to mind. So, if they want to
earn some money on their own names, let them. A quick flip through
this list shows a number of players who should have been allowed to
take advantage of their star status at the college level, because
they did nothing after that.
At
least that's how I see it...and I sit in the cheap seats.
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