What about Bob?

For our first installment of the guest blog, we had BBiB! weigh in with a well-reasoned, thought-provoking piece on the state of youth sports in America. And plenty of thoughtful comments poured forth.

Without further ado, Hook tries his hand at blogging:

So I've been toying with the idea of writing a guest blog for Bob.
I always thought it would be a piece of cake...just go on and on about something and try to throw some funny stuff in there...
I wanted my guest blog to be funny and to generate page hits and a lively debate amongst the blog-readers...

but just as importantly, I wanted Bob to like it and to ask me to do it again..

I wanted Neil Best to say..."hmmm...that individual is rather humorous, and he expresses himself quite succinctly"

I wanted Mark Lamonica to say "Yo, Bob....that dude cracked me up"

I wanted Black N Gold to say "okay...I admit it...he's funnier than me...but, I still think he's an idiot and he should be banned from the blog"

My plan was to mix three things:
- Current pop culture references.
- A display of some sports knowledge...
- Some personal reference to Bob and his blog.

But every time I spent a couple of minutes thinking about what to write, I came away empty...a couple of funny lines but nothing entertaining...nothing "Bob-worthy"

I try to read the blog as often as possible...and finally...I hit the blog yesterday and was inspired to write my guest blog....so here goes:

Bob...American Idol is Over....

Your boy lost...get over it

Grab a beer and a slice of pizza...get on the next bus out of Estrogenland, and come back to us...you're a football writer for god's sake.

We offered long-time blog reader and commenter "Big Ben is Back!", whom we now refer to simply as "BBiB!" a chance to guest blog as a reward for his brilliant work in keeping score on our various contests.

And here we go with his rant on all that's wrong with youth sports in this country.

(It's a very interesting read, and please feel free to comment - both for and against - to let BBiB! get a taste of what life's like in the blogosphere.)

The Problem with Youth Sports Today

This post is brought to you today by BBiB! as I cash in my ‘thanks for tracking the NFL Draft and NFL Playoffs for me’ reward from BG.

By no means can the idea I espouse below be considered original, but it is meant to stir up ‘conversation’ amongst the parents out there whose youth are participating in sports. If I’m ever granted a second guest posting, I’ll try to drum up interest in some guilty pleasure banter. I’ve learned some very useful information about our resident NFL Guru, BG, that you should all get a kick out of.

Ok, so, it’s the first day of 9-10 year old Little League and yours truly, BBiB!, is managing a team of spirited boys. I figure by this age, the boys will be ready to compete and be excited about winning and playing in the playoffs and for a championship. I introduce myself and meet the players before asking if there are any questions before beginning our first practice. The one and only question I received summed up the problem with American youth sports perfectly, “Hey Coach, when do we get our trophies?” If I could have, I would have slapped that entitled boy silly. Instead I cringed and looked forward to another of season of “nice try”s and “atta boy”s for every little accomplishment.