Monday, December 21, 2009

Huh?

Malcolm Gladwell:

How random are our reactions to celebrity misbehavior? You'd think there would be some general moral principle at work here, but there just isn't. Barry Bonds and Shawne Merriman allegedly did exactly the same thing: took performance-enhancing drugs that gave them a decided advantage over their peers. Bonds became a pariah. Merriman went to the Pro Bowl. Leonard Little left a party, got into his car and hit and killed a young woman. He blew .19 on the Breathalyzer. What happened to him? He did 60 days. Six years later, he was arrested for drunk driving again. He still plays for the Rams. Michael Vick did bad things to dogs and went to jail for two years and become the personification of evil. I mean, I love dogs and I was appalled by Vick's behavior. But in what universe is it a bigger crime to fight pit bulls than it is to get wasted and kill an innocent person? (Let's not even get into Plaxico Burress, whose case proves, I guess, how unexpectedly seriously New York state courts take the crime of stupidity). And now we have Tiger Woods, who fooled around on his wife and hit a fire hydrant. And in the middle of this absurd circus, the reigning King of Kings of the NBA and role model to millions is a man who not that long ago was accused of rape and lucked out of a trial because, by all appearances, he was able to buy off his accuser in a civil settlement. Huh?

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Albert


Albert with Ray Rice, Sidney Rice, Tom Brady, and Joe Flacco

Michael

Michael with Brian Urlacher and other fellow Chicago natives

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Crazy Commish


The Crazy Commish with Kevin Durant, David Stern, Clay Bennett, & Howard Schultz

Ajay

Ajay with former Clippers and DeSean Jackson

Sammy & Jeff

Tim

Tim with Donald Sterling & Kim Jong Il

Harry

Harry with Drew Brees and Brian Westbrook