Sports fans like me are noticing a chorus of complaints from the talking heads. In baseball, they are lamenting the dominance of either a home run or a strikeout. "We are losing the great shortstop play, or the exciting throw from third or deep in center," goes the dirge.
In basketball, they point to the three-pointer. "Not enough action under the basket. Too many points piled up too fast." Some have suggested widening the court to make those shots from the corner even more difficult. Of course, they would have to move back some of the millionaire seats, so it probably will never pass the ownership test.
All this reminds me of what is happening in Washington. Devil or savior. Crook or white hat. The games and the political game have this in common: lack of contact...lack of engagement. Too much air between home plate and the stands. Too much air from mid-court into the basket. Too much hot air on cable.
And I haven't mentioned the arrival of legalized sports gambling. Everyone is predicting a flood of cash. Sounds like politics to me.
you are so right.. everything is good or bad, black or white.. i like the way you put it, devil or savior, crook or white hat!! no nuanced gray area anymore--in which more than likely everything in life falls... no room for thought or rumination...
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