Well, it should be fun around your house this next week. It is kind of a win-win for you. If the Cubs do well, you will have a happy wife, which is always great for us married guys. On the flip side, if by chance the Cubs don't do so well, you can always get out of Dodge and go fly until things cool off a bit......My wife is from Chicago and is a staunch Cubs fan. My ears are still ringing..
Well, the NFL is dead to me since the players have refused to stand for the National Anthem (which has spread to high schools). I hope MLB doesn't start the same crap or there will be another sport to ignore.
I'm gonna hafta wear ear plugs.Well, it should be fun around your house this next week. It is kind of a win-win for you. If the Cubs do well, you will have a happy wife, which is always great for us married guys. On the flip side, if by chance the Cubs don't do so well, you can always get out of Dodge and go fly until things cool off a bit......
Hmmm... well I understand the Constitution, and that I served 6 years in the Navy/Navy Reserve and 15 more in the Coast Guard Aux so that, uh... people like that could continue to make gestures like that, but I don't have to personally like it or support it. The NFL players and these high school kids need about 20 years in the military and in a war zone and perhaps they'd change their tune.
First off, thank you for your service, SARDG. Secondly, the freedoms we enjoy includes freedom of speech. Personally, I don't think disrespecting the flag falls under that freedom. To me, they are disrespecting those who have served, are currently serving, and worse, those who gave their lives for our country. I agree that baseball has the right idea. By disrespecting the flag, you are disrespecting the game. I am a big NASCAR fan, and you would be hard pressed to find anyone at a race disrespecting the flag. More than likely, you would have a fight on your hands if you did that at a race. Anyway, just my $.02, and I will get off my soapbox....Hmmm... well I understand the Constitution, and that I served 6 years in the Navy/Navy Reserve and 15 more in the Coast Guard Aux so that, uh... people like that could continue to make gestures like that, but I don't have to personally like it or support it. The NFL players and these high school kids need about 20 years in the military and in a war zone and perhaps they'd change their tune.
Sorry to temporarily detract from the Cubbies win. Hope I don't have to boycott the games, but I'm sure that they don't care much about SARDG's boycotts - as long as the TV revenue keeps streaming in - which they wouldn't if more were as displeased as I.
I don't mention my service to elicit thank you's as no thanks is really necessary. For decades after Vietnam, a Vet couldn't buy a thank you for a million bucks..First off, thank you for your service, SARDG. Secondly, the freedoms we enjoy includes freedom of speech. Personally, I don't think disrespecting the flag falls under that freedom. To me, they are disrespecting those who have served, are currently serving, and worse, those who gave their lives for our country. I agree that baseball has the right idea. By disrespecting the flag, you are disrespecting the game. I am a big NASCAR fan, and you would be hard pressed to find anyone at a race disrespecting the flag. More than likely, you would have a fight on your hands if you did that at a race. Anyway, just my $.02, and I will get off my soapbox....
Just heard on the news that NFL viewership is down for 3 main reasons - the leading reason being the National Anthem protests. I am NOT alone. There is hope!
Jack Buck is who I remember most, calling the Cards. Now his son Joe is doing a respectable job all over the place.
Just saw this, my dad has been watching the cubs for 50 some years, my grandpa even longer, GO CUBBIES!!!
