The annual World Juniors Hockey Tournament is over.
Canada won for the fifth straight year in a few fantastic and drama filled games. The best young hockey players in the world (not currently playing in the NHL) from Canada's John Taveras to Sweden's Victor Hedman showed why hockey is such as fantastic and exciting game to watch. They all played to win. The losers showed their sadness with tears. They played for the pride of being called the best in the world.
College sports fans understand this. Whether it's basketball, football, or hockey. Watching such talented athletes playing for the sake of winning rather than for a million dollar contract reminds us why we watch sports for in the first place.
Forget the Yankees signing 400 million in payroll. Some guys turning down millions to play a sport most of us would play for less money than we're making now. Forget Scott Boras and his lying, cheating, stealing methods for getting his client the absolute most money possible. Money, money, money, and more money.
Are we even playing a sport here? Or is the sport making as much money as possible. They should all quit and go into some other business where the most money is the winner.
I am a baseball fan on the edge of my seat—getting ready to get up and leave MLB.
I am not looking forward to this season. This is the first season in a long time I have admitted this. I do however look forward to watching the World Baseball Classic where money is not a factor on the team you play for or the reason you're there.
I respect the passion the Central American fans have for the game and enjoy watching them cheer on their favourite athletes who are not there for money for a change, they are their to represent the pride of their nation.
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