Let's Vent

As I promised here are my thoughts for last week, sorry they're a little late.

5. PED PROBLEMS IN MLB… AGAIN

With Melky Cabrera testing positive first and then Bartolo Colon shortly after I think it is safe to say that we are nowhere near done with the PED problems. With two high profile players getting busted we can only assume that more will come shortly, I think it’s time for a more sever punishment to deter guys from taking these drugs or supliments.

4. 297 pound 6^th grader is denied the opportunity to play in the local youth league

            There are plenty of issues going on in this story. For 1 the fact that there is a 300 lb 6^th grader is an issue in our country. In reality he is 6 feet 1inch tall so he is not necessarily fat but he is still a very large person. 2) the fact that his parents know the clear cut rules of the league and are still arguing the verdict is annoying. The rules clearly say that you must not way more than 140 pounds to play in the league. Sorry but this isn’t even close your kid doesn’t fit the limit. And its not like this means he can’t play football this year. He can still play on his schools 6^th grade team, although if I were the high school I would think about giving him a call.

3. Uniforms are becoming more important than the game

            This is primarily a football issue now however it is expanding. At what point did someone say “hey lets make our uniforms just look crazy as possible that way when we get beat at least we will look good” What happened to one color scheme and go out there and pummel your opponent. For example University of Texas or Alabama, these schools have made one or two changes in the last 50 years and they have been part of an elite group in college football. Now uniforms are so important ESPN has done a story ranking the top 122 Professional uniforms. C’mon Man

2. College football starts this week

Finally! I have been waiting since January of last year for this season. As an Ohio State fan I haven’t been this excited in a long time. Urban Meyer is in Columbus now and he brought in a great offensive coordinator in Tom Heremon. Braxton Miller gives Meyer the perfect QB for system. OSU is not the only thing to be excited about though, I constantly hate on Notre Dame but, it is pretty awesome that they open the year with Navy in Dublin, Ireland

1. Lance Armstrong stripped

The greatest cyclist ever has been stripped of his 7 Tour De France medals. The USADA stripped the medals after Armstrong decided he was done with the “witch hunt” and chose to not enter arbitration to continue to clear his name of doping rumors. The fact that Armstrong is stripped of the wins is ludacris. He routinely passed drug tests. We as Americans will always see Armstrong as an American icon, taking the medals will not change who people view as the actual winner. He dominated Cancer and dominated cycling. No agency will take that way.