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Incase you didn’t hear, Jason Collins is gay, Forbes says Tim Tebow is the most influential athlete in 2013 (seriously?), and someone is offended by the name Redskins.
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I’m more shocked that in 2013 we have our first gay athlete come out. My gut reaction was this being a marketing stunt to appeal to the large gay community in DC to sell more game tickets for the Wizards- but Collins is a free agent. Congratulations Jason! I wish you the best and commend you for being you, but how is this JUST now happening, it’s 2013! Honestly, I don’t care if athletes are gay; I care about if they are great athletes.
Clearly, Forbes doesn’t mean “most influential athlete on the field” when naming Tim Tebow as the most influential athlete of 2013. He was a back up QB who scored zero TD’s on a Jets team who won six games last year. He was so influential that the Jets released him. I know, he’s a good kid, but he hasn’t been very good on the field.
The Washington Redskins will ALWAYS be the Washington REDSKINS. Councilman David Grosso, let-it-go.
Here’s what should be making news headlines.
Generation K
In 28 consecutive starts Texas Ranger starting pitcher, Yu Darvish had not allowed more than one home run making it the longest streak in major league baseball. The streak ended on Sunday against the Red Sox. In seven innings, the right-hander struck out 14 in the Red Sox lineup and lowering Darvish’s ERA to 2.56. With 74 K’s this season he is averaging 14.3 per nine innings with a 40% strikeout rate! Darvish struck out 14 in his season opener and was one away from a perfect game against the Astros in April. Roy Halladay in 2011 was the last starter to throw two games with 14K’s in one season. Talk about swing-and-miss- Darvish leads the league with a 41% swing-and-miss rate. Last year he led all pitchers with a 29% rate. The baseball gods have sent us a piece of baseball history developing right before our eyes. He is magical on the mound and Yuuuu is truly something special. (Whoever puts his pants in the dryer, thank you!)
Stephen Curry
Kobe who? Stephen Curry is the king on the west coast. In 2008 he put Davidson on the map and he has been one of my favorite players to watch. He is so smooth with so much control when he plays and one of the purest shooters I’ve ever seen in my sports lifetime. Curry is lighting up the league as the breakout guard for the Golden State Warriors. He’s not your average tattooed, big NBA player and when most people forget about him, get your popcorn ready, watch him sneak up on you and then the Stephen Curry show begins. Nicknamed the “Baby-faced assassin” he became the only player in the NBA to score 22-points in the 3rd quarter of a playoff game twice in the past 8 postseasons. He leads the NBA playoffs in steals, assist per game, free-throw percentage, three points made, and three point attempts. The best shooter ranked 16th on the NBA player ratings. He’s still young, but as long as Curry stays healthy he will continue to be the baby-faced assassin.