12-16-2004, 05:13 AM
kandrathe,Dec 15 2004, 11:59 PM Wrote:Well, take baseball for instance. When multi-million dollar sluggers (*cough* Barry Bonds *cough*) are bringing in the home runs and thrilling the hometown crowd the ticket sales soar. But, is it fair to legit Joe average superstar who is batting 350, and getting a fair share of legit HR's? Is it fair to the opposing team who does not have the drug enhanced batting gorilla? Can you feel good about winning the World Series, when it was "won" via these unscrupulous means. Corked bat, harumph. We got corked biceps.
If we want professional sports to devolve into the WWF for entertainment value only, well then sure. Let's all use genetics, steroids, and modern miracle treatments to design 800lb linemen, and beasts who can swat a ball 500 yards in warm up. Entertaining, sure. Competition, no.
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800 pound lineman? From steroids? Daaaaaamn. I think his penis would actually implode and form a black hole. His sperm count would register as antimatter.
Long ago, in SCA tourneys... Mead was our performance enhancing drug. We would get slobbering drunk and beat the unholy hell out of one another.
All alone, or in twos,
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."