Leaving sports

 There are some more reasons why I don’t watch as much as I used to. Time required and when the games start are a big turnoff. Also, the number of women and tomboys covering the game turns me off. While I appreciate the fact that women cover and participate in sports, having the Tom boys and “professional women” take away from the male refuge aspect of sports that I associate with masculinity.

Goodbye Professional Sports

 Dear MLB NHL NFL and NBA,

I regret to inform you that I will no longer be watching your games or actively support to your leagues. Your leagues are no longer sports leagues they are political arms of the Democratic Party and BLM.

It was nice to have watched your leagues and games. However I’m too old to get excited over your leagues and it’s time to say goodbye. You don’t provide me with as much joy anymore. It’s a shame.

Joshua 

Response to Rabbi Schonfeld

 Recently Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld wrote this screed in The Queens Jewish Link about how Modern Orthodox Jewry is failing and none of their kids learn or go to shul anymore and how his sons Night Seder America has no boys from the Modern Orthodox community. Some of his points are valid some are piling on and wanting Modern Orthodxy to be the junior partner to the Yeshiva world and Agudah Israel.

For one there are a good number of Modern Orthodox kids who do go to shul they just don’t publicize it as much. Some of them learn and make siyumim. Quite frankly this is a tiresome narrative designed to guilt trip the Modern Orthodox crowd into joining Agudah for “salvation” as if we need saving.

Here’s another example of the problem. On New Year’s Day there was the Siyum Hashana held at Met Life Stadium. There were about 90,000 Jews for the siyum or completion of the Talmud on a daily basis. How many Modern Orthodox Rabbis spoke at this event ? I heard that Rabbi Schachter of YU got maybe a minute, that was it. So now Rabbi Schonfeld wants us to fold like a tent and give up and join his movement? Really? We don’t roll like that. 

Modem Orthodox people are diverse with many different ways to learn about Judaism and are also passionate about Israel. We don’t live and die with Agudah or what the rebbe of your local Chasidic community says.

Thankfully I didn’t write this during the Three Weeks as we shouldn’t try to inflame differences between each other. Yet I can’t ignore this attempt to minimize our community.

Newsmax questionable hires

 Newsmax TV wants to be the more conservative alternative to Fox News. They hired Michelle Malkin who is too hot to touch given the fact that she is associated with anti Semitic people and Sean Spicer, who isn’t that bright and was a subpar press secretary for Trump. How can I endorse this network?

More rioting

 Well in addition to all of the “protests” and rioting since the end of May because of George Floyd’s death now we have widespread looting in Chicago along the Magnificent Mile. Lots of looting and mayhem and now the bridges into the downtown area or the Loop are up to prevent people from entering the area. This is heartbreaking and sickening to me. I lived and worked in Chicago years ago. How can people tolerate this and the incompetent mayor Lighfoot or Lightweight? 

Reason to leave sports

There are a whole host of reasons to leave professional sports. One is that the major leagues and sports have become Politicized and do whatever the LEFT and DNC tell them to support.

Another is that two of the experts that I used to listen to are either retired or not with us anymore. The replacements or survivors in the sports media world are quite frankly unimpressive and basically junior Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddows. 

One was Chet Coppock of Chicago an entertainer and sports personality who worked primarily inChicago

 but spent some time in Milwaukee Indianapolis and even New York City. He enjoyed himself Immensely and didn’t take himself too seriously unlike many of today’s sports journalists who act as if they’re covering the impeachment hearings or the peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis.

I get the sense that if I did a spoof of Sportscenter and asked an NBA expert If Lebron would win an NBA title with two gay Eskimo teammates what it would do for his legacy as the GOAT, we’d get an answer similar to Obama’s State of the Union Address or his book  Dreams of my Father.

The other was Mike Francesa. He was a top rated host for more than 30 years. He retired to spend more time with his family and maybe run a horse in the Kentucky Derby someday. Now that they’re gone what’s the point of following left wing sports?

De Grom overrated

Jacob De Grom of the New York Mets is the ace of their pitching staff and a two time Cy Young Award winner. However as good as he is he’s a six inning pitcher. He has 3 career complete games. How can he be considered elite if he only pitches 5-6 innings a start? Don’t get it.

Citizens versus subjects

In the year 2020, we are no longer citizens or constituents we are subjects. The Coronavirus pandemic or plague has given the governors the perfect excuse to subjugate us to their will and control our every aspect of life from going out in public to work to driving and other forms of transportation. When did we the people agree to be subjugated like this over a plague that is really more of a mild flu? I don’t understand it.