FanSpeak 8/11/02

Who's a hero?

WITH ALL this fuss about Barry Bonds breaking home-run records and trying to establish himself as a baseball great, it makes me remember the players who were really great. Those men had pride and honor and didn't need millions of dollars to do their job. Sorry, but Barry isn't in that group.

It's looking better

I JUST wanted to thank Southeast for making improvements to the stadium. Every day I ride past it and think about how nice it will look when it's done. It's something we can be proud of.

A word from the wise

THIS IS for all the coaches and athletes who are going out to practice next week. I know it's hot and humid this time of year, so don't over-do it. Use common sense. And for goodness sakes, if you feel like you're over-doing it, back off and take a break. Football isn't worth heatstroke.

It's a true sport now

I WAS just thinking about how you're always hearing about athletes getting arrested and having problems outside their sports, and I realized that in the past couple of weeks Al Unser Jr. was arrested, and this week Tony Stewart was fined thousands of dollars for hitting a photographer. Ladies and gentlemen, race car drivers are now officially athletes.

Can't wait for the game

Central plays most of their football games this year on Thursday nights, which is a good thing since it gives everybody a chance to come out and see what will be one of the best teams in the area. They have a lot of returning talent and a lot of quickness coming back, so to the rest of the teams in this area: Look out.

How much longer?

I hope Tim Billings does make things happen this year. History isn't on the side of coaches who don't get things done in a hurry.