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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Manning's leaving Indy...and I Don't Really Care.


So, the Indianapolis Colts have cut Peyton Manning. Perhaps, I'm becoming too world-weary as I grow older...but I'm at the point where I, frankly, don't give a shit. Sorry. It's been something I've been increasingly experiencing the last few years. Today's news about Manning coupled with the St. Louis Cardinals recently losing Albert Pujols to free-agency just seems to amplify my growing indifference toward big-time, corporate sports.(The Cardinals winning it all last year kind of forestalled that feeling temporarily.)

I realize big $$$ is nothing new in sports, but its presence has become increasingly blatant these days. I love sports but I think our civilization has lost something by placing too much priority and importance to it. Billions of dollars to build stadia? Multi-million dollar contracts for someone who can pass a football or hit a hardball? I mean...is it really that important?

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