Sports…Who Cares?

Sports…Who Cares?

We don’t hate sports. 

In fact, we not only played them, but watched all with admiration and joy most of our lives.  However, we have finally realized that organized spectator sports take up way too much of our time.  They even control our lives. 

Maybe it was the pandemic…where we got used to seeing no sports and had bigger concerns?  Or the fact that tone-deaf pro players are constantly complaining about their salaries when many Americans have lost their jobs?  Or was it the billionaire owners, with questionable ethics, who line their pockets with our hard-earned money? Think about the cash spent on tickets, jerseys, food at ballparks and stadiums?  

Or was it that sporting events now have become political rallies (that we once used sports as a refuge from)?  Or was it the three-hour traffic jams (and crazy expensive parking) to get to and from games?  Or that we spent two or three hours each day watching sports programs on ESPN, Fox Sports and regional channels (who also talk more about politics than sports)?  Or was it that we don’t even talk to family and friends on weekends anymore?  Or was it the fact that we don’t do outdoor activities all of us once loved like hiking, golfing and running?  

There are so many more reasons why we say, or better, we shout:  Sports…Who Cares?!

By all means, play flag football with your family and friends, a pick-up basketball game, ski, enjoy a tennis match, bowling, golf, etc.  No one says that outside activity won’t benefit you both physically and mentally.  However, sitting on your butt watching millionaires play a game on TV is not doing you any good.  In fact, looking at your waistline, it’s probably killing you. 

We also didn’t tell you to stop betting on sports.  If you win, that certainly benefits you.  That’s the only thing you get from watching sports these days—if you win—and you don’t even have to watch the damn game. 

Each week, we plan to give you alternatives to sports to improve your lives…and to have fun!  Give us suggestions on how to improve our newsletter to get you off this addictive drug called organized sports. To paraphrase a popular sports movie movie line:  “Help me, to help you.” 

Jim Brown and Kevin Dennehy