About sportscasting...

Ok, so here's the thing about big sporting events, it seems like sportscasters jump onto one person and cling to them. It's like they have fallen in love and have eyes only for this one person. This has become evident again just recently with the Olympics. Specifically: men's swimming champion Michael Phelps.

Now, I have no doubt that this fellow deserves praise for his amazing abilities to win the US of A some gold medals. However, tonight he competed with three other men including an anchor man pulling an amazing win out of a seemingly second place finish, right there at the end. After the race was over the only thing that the sportscasters were interested in was MP (Michael Phelps). They were asking him questions and praising his work and really!? What about the other three dudes who just swam their butts off? Did MP do the 4 x 100 race all by himself? I think not.

This is not the only instance of this. Does anybody out there watch the most amazing college sports season of the year, March Madness? I do, and I love it...what I don't love is how often the sportscasters talk about a certain Tar Heel. Does anyone recall how in love with Tyler Hansbrough the sportscasters are? And how for the last two years they are all up on him? Do you hear the way they go on and on and forget to talk about the other athletes?

Wow sportscasters...wow. Are you so enamored that you really can't see the amazing things that other people are doing around your golden boys? Take of those blinders and take a look around sportscasters. Thank you Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak and Garrett Weber-Gale of the USA men's 4x100 swim team, you rock.

Brother's side note: You should also mention OJ Mayo who the 'casters had a hard on for all season and then couldn't even win one game in the Madness of March. He only scored 20 point in a lackluster performance against Kansas State.I must agree that the phelps love is a bit much. But my bigger grip with NBC's coverage of the olympics is that they only show america. Only. And then only when they are favored. If another country is favored they won't show it or will only show one member with a special story of struggle that brought them to the lympics. Bah!

Introduction

After much thought as to what people might care to read about that I have to say, I decided that I have some pretty passionate opinions about a lot of things and maybe a healthy way to rant is in blog form. I also thought that some people might be interested in reading my rants. I often start rants with the phrase, "So here's the thing..." and then go on to discuss whatever it is that needs discussing, hence the title of my blog. At any rate, I hope that you enjoy.