Wednesday Mornings on NPR
Every Wednesday morning I look forward to the brief yet generally thoughtful piece by Sports Illustrated senior contributing writer Frank Deford on NPR. I love that in the middle of the news and weather there is a little recognition from public radio that sports matter to their listeners.
This morning I wanted to cover my head with a pillow to get away from it.
If I had a weekly opportunity to talk about sports on NPR, a topic rarely covered, I would hope to be fired if I did what Deford did this morning which was chuckle for five minutes about all the crazy suggestions for naming Barbaro's siblings that listeners sent in.
That's right! Did you know that the name 'Rockets Red Glare' is already taken, and oh my god, one listener suggested a name in English and another suggested the same one in French!?!? You're kidding!
Seriously. Seriously?
The senior contributing editor to Sports Illustrated has nothing more important to say?
I have a few suggestions:
How about the bill that's going in front of the Texas State Senate today to make it mandatory for high school athletes to participate in random drug testing to prevent them from an early dependence on steroids.
How about the Canadian Football Player who just got sentenced to five and a half years in prison for having consensual sex with two women without disclosing that he is HIV positive.
How about the decision in the UK to uphold a ban that prohibited an 11 year old girl from wearing a Hijab while playing youth soccer.
As someone who wishes I had the kind of platform to talk about sports that Deford has, it is such a disappointment when that time is wasted talking about absolute drivel like naming race horses.
This morning I wanted to cover my head with a pillow to get away from it.
If I had a weekly opportunity to talk about sports on NPR, a topic rarely covered, I would hope to be fired if I did what Deford did this morning which was chuckle for five minutes about all the crazy suggestions for naming Barbaro's siblings that listeners sent in.
That's right! Did you know that the name 'Rockets Red Glare' is already taken, and oh my god, one listener suggested a name in English and another suggested the same one in French!?!? You're kidding!
Seriously. Seriously?
The senior contributing editor to Sports Illustrated has nothing more important to say?
I have a few suggestions:
How about the bill that's going in front of the Texas State Senate today to make it mandatory for high school athletes to participate in random drug testing to prevent them from an early dependence on steroids.
How about the Canadian Football Player who just got sentenced to five and a half years in prison for having consensual sex with two women without disclosing that he is HIV positive.
How about the decision in the UK to uphold a ban that prohibited an 11 year old girl from wearing a Hijab while playing youth soccer.
As someone who wishes I had the kind of platform to talk about sports that Deford has, it is such a disappointment when that time is wasted talking about absolute drivel like naming race horses.
