Baseball and a QB
Posted by: Bradley McDonald
Boston
Well, the World Series has been very anti-climactic after both of the League Championship Series went seven games. Boston keeps rolling along with a 4-1 win last night. The Cardinals offense just isn't getting it done. I was hoping to at least see an exciting series, but at least we won't have to hear about the curse anymore after this year. I heard of a t-shirt idea from a Boston fan: "Hey, Yankees, you've got A-Rod; we've got A-Ring."
It must be nice to be a New England sports fan these days, with the Red Sox on the verge of winning their first championship since medieval times and the Patriots now having won 21 straight games since last year. Does it get any better?
David Klingler
There’s a good article on the Christianity Today website about David Klingler, a former first round pick in the NFL draft. Klingler never really panned out in the NFL, due to injuries and other problems. But, unlike other athletes who have failed to live up to their potential (anyone remember Todd Marinovich?), Klingler wasn’t discouraged. He knew that it was his potential in God, not his potential in football that really mattered. “When things started to go bad, I didn't have a whole lot of my self-worth tied up in this football thing,” he said. "You see that with a lot of guys. Their identity comes from what they do.” Klingler knows that it's not what you do in life that matters; it's what you are.
Boston
Well, the World Series has been very anti-climactic after both of the League Championship Series went seven games. Boston keeps rolling along with a 4-1 win last night. The Cardinals offense just isn't getting it done. I was hoping to at least see an exciting series, but at least we won't have to hear about the curse anymore after this year. I heard of a t-shirt idea from a Boston fan: "Hey, Yankees, you've got A-Rod; we've got A-Ring."
It must be nice to be a New England sports fan these days, with the Red Sox on the verge of winning their first championship since medieval times and the Patriots now having won 21 straight games since last year. Does it get any better?
David Klingler
There’s a good article on the Christianity Today website about David Klingler, a former first round pick in the NFL draft. Klingler never really panned out in the NFL, due to injuries and other problems. But, unlike other athletes who have failed to live up to their potential (anyone remember Todd Marinovich?), Klingler wasn’t discouraged. He knew that it was his potential in God, not his potential in football that really mattered. “When things started to go bad, I didn't have a whole lot of my self-worth tied up in this football thing,” he said. "You see that with a lot of guys. Their identity comes from what they do.” Klingler knows that it's not what you do in life that matters; it's what you are.
