tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post8365179611512710531..comments2024-03-06T04:35:38.806-06:00Comments on Disaffected and it Feels So Good: The LossGrung_e_Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894879088472559055noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post-72728021473211102322009-06-19T13:32:56.109-05:002009-06-19T13:32:56.109-05:00Nice post. I stopped paying attention to my childh...Nice post. I stopped paying attention to my childhood hero Cubs around 1987-88. When they traded Lee Smith and then the next year traded Palmeiro to try to get a closer, it seemed too surreal to me. I also remember some long protracted thing about Andre Dawson's contract negotiations around then between him and the Tribune Corporation. There was some moment when listening to a radio report about the negotiations when it dawned on me that professional sports was nothing but a business.<br /><br />I can still enjoy a well played game. The game in itself lends itself to exciting drama, but when watching the pros, the cynic in me is always in the background saying that taking sides is about as stupid as rooting for ExxonMobil's stock price to tick up and Royal Dutch Shell's to tick down.ranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584685394945176255noreply@blogger.com