First and foremost, my name is Keely, I'm a 20-year old college student studying film at the University of Southern California. I'm also super interesting, so it's totally worth your time to keep reading.
So, everyone I know seems to have a blog now. Which basically means I'm riding the trend. I'm not usually such a follower...except I guess I follow a lot of people on twitter. I don't know.
But I do have a legitimate reason for starting this. I like to think of myself as an opinionated person, yet I doubt anyone who knows me fully grasps this fact. I have strong opinions, especially when it comes to...wait for it...sports. I know I know I KNOW that's such a cliche, everyone says they're "the ultimate sports guru." Well, I don't claim to be that at all. I don't sit and memorize statistics, I'm not part of a keep league for fantasy baseball, and I've never even BEEN to an NFL game. Although both Steve Young and Steve Bono (notice I put Steve Young's name first) are my neighbors. But yeah.
What I do claim, however, is I put all my heart and soul into the teams I follow. In particular, I live and BREATHE the San Francisco Giants (WORLD SERIES CHAMPS BABY). Baseball is my oxygen, and I give my G-Men all the time, love, and dedication one would give to their child. Ask my roommate Lindsay, who gets to see a life-size poster of Giant's closer Brian Wilson hanging up in our room. (Hence the title of the blog - tricky, right?) So yes, this is a blog about my various random opinions on sports and athletes, but it's also an homage to the team that is my life-blood. Sorry Dodger fans, this isn't the place for you...while I'm on the subject, sorry about that McCourt bull shit, it's really a disgrace. Karma for worshipping a fake idol aka Manny Rameirez? I think yes.
Which leads me to my first rant. The Steelers just won the AFC championship (duh). Which is fine, I like Pittsburgh fans, they're like Philly fans...the difference being they have souls. But ranting about the Phillies is a whole other can of worms I'll get into later, probably multiple times. For now, I'll leave it at this: I'd be an asshole too if I had to eat cheesesteak as a point of pride. 'Nuff said. My problem with the Steelers rests with two words: Ben Roethlisberger. Now, a lot of professional athletes are involved in sexual assault cases. And I don't know enough details to say he's guilty of the charges placed against him by the young woman in Georgia. HOWEVER, to me, Roethlisberger is representative of the blatant yet thinly veiled racism in sports today. His case in 2010 garnered so much attention because the issue of race was finally brought up in the media. Roethlisberger was suspended for 6 games in response to his actions. Michael Vick, meanwhile, was all but black-listed from the NFL (until recently making a comeback) for his involvement in dog-fighting. I love dogs, but which is worse: mistreating dogs or sexually assaulting a 20-year old college co-ed. As a 20-year old college co-ed, maybe I'm just a little biased.
The Roethlisberger situation also brings up the issue of sexual assault being almost acceptable behavior for professional athletes. I remember when the Kobe Bryant case was in the news, and the person I was watching it with got visibly angry at the TV screen saying "he's innocent, that girl's lying." I was shocked. But then I got to thinking - that's what most people are akin to believe in these cases. It's too unbelievable a notion to think any girl would ever say no to engaging in sex with a professional athlete. Well, let me set the record straight: I sure as hell wouldn't have sex with Ben Roethlisberger. Just because he's a famous quarterback on a super bowl caliber team doesn't make up for his overall unattractiveness. And seriously, give the female gender some credit - the majority of us have more self-respect than just throwing ourselves at men just because they're famous. And yes, there are the occasional fame-whores who cry wolf to get on TV. And those people are the most despicable of all, because due to their lies the actual victims aren't able to come forward.
To be fair, I don't damn Ben Roethlisberger for the society we have created. Unfortunately, the mere mention of his name just indicates to me all the warped perceptions of sexual assault victims in relation to professional athletes.
IN OTHER NEWS - gotta love that Vernon Wells trade. The Jays finally made a trade worth putting on the MLB.com home page. :)
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