I don't want to know when players get speeding tickets
I'm not breaking any news here, but I think the fish bowl we've put athletes in is getting a little too clear. I know Roger Clemens brought a lot of his troubles on himself, but I don't want to hear anything else about Roger Clemens for two or three years.
And while I was checking my e-mail today, Yahoo!'s top sports story? Carmelo Anthony gets a speeding ticket.
Really, Yahoo!? Really? This is the top sports news of the day?
I turned on ESPN radio today while I was in the shower, just in time to catch a few gems from Kevin Kiley, who apparently has decided he should be the moral voice of America.
He said all he can think about when he sees Kobe Bryant is his legal troubles in Colorado. All he can think about when he sees Hillary Clinton is a woman who let his husband cheat on her. Those softball players that carried an opposing player around the bases when she tore her ACL when she hit a home run? They were breaking the code of competition.
Kevin, what the hell. Bryant was tried in a court of law and acquitted. I think it’s safe to say his accuser had a screw or two loose. Hillary Clinton? I’m not sure why you’re even talking about her, but that was 10 years ago. Plenty of people and athletes have marital problems. It’s not your place to call them out on it.
Frankly, I find these comments disgusting. While I have no doubt that Kevin Kiley poops bricks of flowery-smelling gold, I bet there a few skeletons in his closet from, you know, 10 or 20 years ago that we could throw in his face.
I listened for about 10 seconds, then changed the station. Michael Irvin has actually grown on me a bit. That’s coming from a Giants fan. Kevin Kiley is a judgmental ego maniac who needs to pay more attention to what athletes are doing on the field, not chastising them for mistakes off of it.