Merry Christmas, everyone (it's still OK to say that, right? How about Seasons Greetings?)
I like mocking columnists at major papers, despite plenty of actual sports to write about, who by choice fill space by penning cheesy holiday theme stories. And in many instances they find a way to make the story about their own holiday experiences: spreading around your Christmas cheer; giving thanks to your own loved ones in late November; unleashing some personal story from 20 years ago about Mom or Dad. Why can't some sports columnists write about sports and not themselves? (And let me say there is a time and place for an "I and me" column. Every now and then. But not as frequently as some of the business's most inflated egomaniacs.)
Some of these guys may as well cut-and-paste the same Christmas and Thanksgiving columns year after year, because they end up reading exactly the same with a few of the words tweaked!
So I've been fighting the urge to join the fray with a Christmas gift wish list with an A's and Sharks twist (My planned present to Josh Reddick? More hits with runners on base. And Dan Boyle? Getting that year back his aging body is apparently going to lose with another season in jeopardy.).
But I'll stop right there and regain some of my pride. Happy Holidays.
I like mocking columnists at major papers, despite plenty of actual sports to write about, who by choice fill space by penning cheesy holiday theme stories. And in many instances they find a way to make the story about their own holiday experiences: spreading around your Christmas cheer; giving thanks to your own loved ones in late November; unleashing some personal story from 20 years ago about Mom or Dad. Why can't some sports columnists write about sports and not themselves? (And let me say there is a time and place for an "I and me" column. Every now and then. But not as frequently as some of the business's most inflated egomaniacs.)
Some of these guys may as well cut-and-paste the same Christmas and Thanksgiving columns year after year, because they end up reading exactly the same with a few of the words tweaked!
So I've been fighting the urge to join the fray with a Christmas gift wish list with an A's and Sharks twist (My planned present to Josh Reddick? More hits with runners on base. And Dan Boyle? Getting that year back his aging body is apparently going to lose with another season in jeopardy.).
But I'll stop right there and regain some of my pride. Happy Holidays.
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