Professional Sports
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Professional Sports
Due to the greediness of sports figures, professional athletes are not punished
in the same manner as other professionals are. It is like they are in a
completely different group that uses an entirely different set of morals. Team
owners care more about making their money than they do about setting a good
example for young kids and making pro sports fun again rather than a business.
Three good examples of this greediness are Roberto Alomar, Curtis Joseph, and
Dennis Rodman. Team owners and their respective leagues need to do something to
turn this situation around before they have murderers and rapists playing sports
for millions of dollars a year. Roberto Alomar makes 5.5 million dollars a year
due to his stellar defense and five Gold Gloves. He is one of majors’ best
all-around players and destined for the Hall of Fame, but he has performed one
of the most unthinkable acts in all of sports. In a 1996 playoff game, Alomar
was up to bat and then Umpire (John Hirschbeck) called Alomar out on strikes.
Alomar went back to the dugout where he started to argue the call with
Hirschbeck who finally tossed Alomar. Oriole’s manager (Davey Johnson) along
with Alomar went racing to home plate to argue the ejection. As Alomar was being
pushed away by Johnson, he spat at Hirschbeck. Alomar was suspended for five
games, which was to be served at the beginning of the 1997 season, so he could
continue to play in the playoffs. In my opinion, this act was indefensible and
warranted a stiffer penalty than a five-game suspension. Major league umpires
threatened to strike during the playoffs due to Alomar’s behavior and
inadequate punishment. I believe that the league did not suspend Alomar during
the playoffs because he is such a high profile player that he brings in enough
money for the league that officials felt they could justify their actions.
Curtis Joseph is one of the premier goalies in the league a favorite among fans
and the media and on his way to getting the Vezina Trophy for the best
goaltender in the NHL. He is currently leading the Toronto Maple Leafs in the
stanley cup playoffs but in a recent game he lost his concentration and his
temper. In a recent playoff game an Ottawa Senators player was bumped into
Joseph and the go ahead goal was scored. Joseph stormed out of the net and
collided with the ref knocking him to the ice. In the NHL rulebook if a player
makes contact...
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