Public Enemy No. 1: The Mainstream Sports Media.

I've been a member of BleacherReport for several months now, but I've never submitted a  before, as I rather enjoy everyone else's viewpoints. Plus, most of the folks here I'd say are more adept at translating their observations than I.

But last night a situation occurred that has given me a need to vent.

Gee golly, gosh shucks, why is everyone spouting off about Joey Porter's reaction to Plaxico Burress' latest fiasco?

WHO CARES!!!

Why does Joey Porter's latest spew and babble necessitate a glare from every mainstream media outlet?

Granted, Joey Porter is far from being a model citizen himself, and his babble is borderline incoherent, but come on.

And it's not just him.

Chad Johnson is the guy who hasn't even been the best receiver on his own team for three years, but every time he opens his mouth and makes a low I.Q. idiot of himself, it's on ESPN, ESPN360, ESPN NEWS, ESPN GUATEMALA, FAUXSPORTS, YahooSports., etc.

Terrell (aligator arms) Owens makes disparaging comments about Jessica Simpson, you can clearly see multiple dozens of microphones.

The list goes on and on and on.

I remember during his playing days, Brett Hull used to say some utterly retarded things, and it'd be about the only time you heard a hockey player's words. [Take note: I don't play the race card, so you shouldn't either.]

To me, this Porter incident reflects a laziness on the part of the mainstream media, as well as lack of character and intelligence on the part of fans who, indeed, covet these false icons.

Back in the day, it used to amaze me how Allen Iverson could be a half-hearted teammate, a source of endlessly ignorant spewage, and the media hung by his every word and move.  To boot, fans continued to buy his jersey by the truckload.

At the same time, you had David Robinson—a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy who is vastly intelligent and an honorable citizen. Rarely did you see fans wearing Robinson jerseys.

If the mainstream media focused on the David Robinsons of the world, would there have been more Robinson jerseys? Would there have been a more positive influence on the young people, and fandom, in general.

OOOOO...AHHHH!  What did Joey Porter just say?

Shut him up and stop putting microphones in his face.