Top 5 M/F Stories of the Month - May 09

Hi there faithful readers...we've been a little busy with work lately so, our water cooler discussions of sports have slowed to a trickle.  Never-the-less, we bring this month's addition of the Top 5 M/F Stories of the Month.

Number 5

Wait...what?  

Soccer?  Ok, ok.  Soccer is a cool sport.  It's not very popular here in the States but, it's huge elsewhere in the world.  So, contrary to popular US belief, a soccer story isn't always a waste of time.  However, a story about David Beckham wanting to return to AC Milan as soon as his current season in the MLS is over is like...hmm...it's like...ah, yes...a guy named Brett Favre wanting to play football again.  Completely a waste of time.

Number 4

Somewhere an Arizona State football fan wept.

It's nice that John Elway (that's him on the right) supports his son's decision to leave the Arizona State football team.  It seems really nice that a big weight has been lifted off of Elway's son since he left the team.  I'm sure that it is very difficult to follow in your extremely successful father's footsteps.  Why do we care to know about this?  We don't.  It's just put in front of us in an easily accessible format.

Number 3

How dare they!

How dare former players ever...EVER...say something negative about their former college program.  Who do they think are criticizing the program after a loss?  I mean, really?  I understand Urban Meyer being a bit upset over a former player's comments but saying, "You're either a Gator or you're not a Gator."  Come on, Urban.  Don't get so offended.  And don't say things that can turn into useless stories.

Number 2

This kind of thing would never happen if he were alive.

Sometimes pitchers purposely throw pitches at or near opposing batters.  This has been happening since...my guess is...since the beginning of this game.  Although, the first baseball players were true gentlemen who looked more like this.  So, maybe pitchers weren't throwing at batters until a few years after the beginning of the sport.  I'd like to send a high inside fastball at ESPN right now...on purpose.  Fine me.

Number 1

We arrive at the most pointless story of the month.  Here it is.

Apparently, Pete Rose, if he were making the decisions, would give Alex Rodriguez a second chance and still vote him into the hall of fame.  Rose goes on to say that he believes "baseball records are sacred" and would be mad if someone who took steroids broke his records.  Let's get this straight.  Pete Rose, a guy banned for life from the hall of fame and openly campaigning to get into the hall, would give someone a second chance...hmm...no kidding.  I'm glad someone put that in writing for me.  On top of that, Rose thinks baseball records are sacred?  Of course he does.  How else is going to bet on teams if he doesn't know their record?  

That's it for another month's worth of wasted sports stories.  Check back soon for more podcasts and blog posts.