It has always been true that football is a violent game surrounded by thugs at the professional level. The Eagles have just proven that characteristic by signing Michael Vick, a convicted abuser of animals, specifically dogs.
Many outcries and promises never again to attend or watch an Eagles game have been heard around town today. The Eagles have scheduled a hasty press conference.
The Phillies' second baseman, Chase Utley's wife, Jen Utley, is on the Board of the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and both she and Chase have been generous donors to the organization. They have also adopted a rescue dog.
As George Carlin noted, baseball is pastoral. Baseball is played in a "park." Football, on the other hand, is played on a "gridiron." It features the blitz and the bomb to get the ball to pay dirt, while in baseball one runs "home" to score.
The thugs have made the headlines today, but the boys of summer have won our hearts.
Go Phillies.
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