To Cheat or Not to Cheat: that is the question…

10 thoughts on “To Cheat or Not to Cheat: that is the question…”

1. As a person who was banned to the bad boys room when I let a fellow copy my test in 7th grade, I would say let it happen again. Nothing could have inspired me like that.

2. It occurred to me the other day that, as a hitting coach, his credibility is shot with regards to the player’s he coaching should they opt to cheat themselves. He might have gotten away with the “do what I say; don’t do what I do” strategy had he not been so successful cheating.

3. Wow Drew, you’re really on your game!

4. Where has the integrity gone? As long as it cannot be proven a person did something wrong or illegal, they did not do it. No one admits to anything unless they get painted into a corner. How have we come to think like this? Where are the days of commiting the foul and then raising our hand before the referee points at us? Why do most of the athletes we watch argue and whine that they couldn’t possibly have done anything? (See Phillip Rivers, but don’t get me started on that guy.) The sports scene as well as our political culture seem to have lead us down this path.

5. As a teacher, I am very concerned about what students are learning from professional athletes. Students see the big money, the poor behavior that is excused, and the players who won’t admit doing anything wrong. If a famous player cheats, no big deal.

   Professional sports needs to take a hard stand on the cheaters and send a message to kids that if you cheat or are convicted of a serious crime, you are not allowed to play profesional sports. This will not happen because making money is the bottom line.

6. It’s pretty easy to jump all over a guy like McGwire and point the finger, it’s a lot harder to look at ourselves as parents and teachers as the ones with the true responsibility to teach our kids proper values

   Way too much pressure is put on professional athletes to be guidance for our kids instead of the people who are at home with them every day or in the classroom, these are the true heroes, so can we please stop the insanity and delusion that just because McGwire did ‘roids that means every kid in little league is going to be shooting up

   Mark McGwire’s job was to entertain and hit homeruns, he and Sammy Sosa SAVED baseball in ’98, everyone speculated then about their steroid use, but did we turn off the TV? Quit blaming the athletes and stop tuning in if you’re that disgusted

7. GMFO,

   thunk thunk thats drew hitting the nail on the head again.

   Parents need to realize that in the end, if they don’t take the time to role model, even without trying,

   there kids will role model some one else and their values.

   When you point a finger at elsewhere there are always 3 pointing back at you.

   Turn off the tv and go play with your kids.

   Let them see you pay the bills. You are still in charge of your kids.

   Strive for excellence, nothing but your best.

   Gene

8. “And, yes, us. Fans who root for people like this regardless of their conduct and what it means.”

   Thanks Drew. It is so easy and some what comfortable to point out someone else and yell, “FOUL”. Yet we rarely look through the same pair of glasses at ourselves. Yes, we do need to stop supporting the Marshalls of the world, but we also need support folks like you that tell the truth.

   In other words, great toon!

9. Diana, why are you stoppping at pro athletes? Todays politicians (both sides) are about as corrupt as they could possibly get.

10. I agree with you on a lot of things, but to compare Tiger Woods with the rest of the bunch who actually cheated in their sport to get ahead. Except for MArshall, just a bad attitude. At least Tiger is in rehab for an addiction that plagues a large number of adults. And why are you targeting the players when the owners are just as bad, to the point that you can just throw a person away without paying them justly after they have brought millions of dollars and a slew of new fans. I just say coaches cheat all the time in stealing signs to recruiting. No one sin is greater than the other at least it is not supposed to be.

    RJ