The Blame Game

The past couple of weeks the national news media has taken quite an interest in some sports stories with some social significance. They are so quick to point out who is at fault, and how you should feel about that person or group of persons. We here at ManbLAWgs feel that these miscreants should be held accountable for their actions. So without further ado, onto the Blame Game!! The following have been topical for too long, and when you join the media, it is natural to beat a dead horse. On to the whoopins!
The Peoples versus Donald Imus
For those of you just waking up from comas, the I-Man was at it again. Notorious for candidly speaking about politicians, celebrities, and metrosexual cowboys, he crossed the line this time. He referred to the Rutgers womens' basketball team as "nappy headed hoes." These courageous young women-- musicians, med students and even girl scouts-- were thrust into the limelight to defend their image. The Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson called for Imus's dismissal. Imus is the obvious one to whoop here. But as Jason Whitlock said, Imus is nothing but an old white guy in a cowboy hat who's probably never spoken to a black woman, let alone girl scouts. That being said, Imus and old white men everywhere are to blame.
Duke Rape Ca.... er, well lacrosse party
While you're waking up, I'll give you the rundown. Rich white kids, a politcally driven prosecutor from Hicktown, USA, and your all-American girl stripping for tuition. Throw in the same frenzied media and above-mentioned clergymen, and you've got yourself a John Grisham novel. These three lacrossers have been scrutinized and investigated for several months, and were cleared of all charges. The obvious suspect would have to be that Naifong nut. He didn't stop till he got the answers he wanted, and in the process, tarnished the reputation of three young men. Another candidate would have to be the SSFFUBSAD(Sharpton's Scholarship Fund For Under-privileged Black Strippers at Duke). However, the winner by a landslide.... Coach K. If it weren't for all those damn American Express commercials, Duke wouldn't even have a lacrosse team to talk about.
April Showers bring May double-headers
Bud Selig is stupid, but he had to have known it would rain when he scheduled all those games in April. Six games were postponed this past Sunday, 17 since the beginning of the season. ESPN needs answers, and they need them now!! Some pundits feel the season should be shortened, others think all games in April should be played in domes or warm weather cities. I, however, love a Rain Delay. What's not to like?? The Banana Phone, the bubble gum on the hat trick, and slip-and-slide contests around the tarp-covered base paths. But still, it's gotta be someone's fault. Since Selig has already reached his quota of boneheaded leadership decisions, let's find a new mark. I was watching the outtakes and deleted scenes from An Inconvenient Truth the other day, and it hit me like unfiltered sunrays through the former O-Zone Layer: If Al Gore and the Dixie Chicks never invented global warming, we'd still be playing ball!!