Operation Enduring Criticism

In my very first post on www.thehaguesports.blogpsot.com, I talked about how it's completely appropriate to boo professional athletes.

Fans have every right to boo, especially when they pay big bucks for tickets and their team doesn't play up to par. 

If a player doesn't want to hear the boos, he should play well in front of his fans. If they do boo you, don't cry over it.

Look, I'll gladly get booed by NFL fans any day if it means I get their salary.

This is a lesson for New York Giants safety Antrel Rolle to learn. 

Another lesson he could have learned is the saying "If you can't say something smart, don't say anything at all."

Rolle's immaturity and stupidity showed when he compared those playing a game with those risking our lives, and fighting for our freedom. What's up with these athletes lately? 

"They want to make it that guys paid this much money for a ticket," Rolle said. "Yeah, I understand that, I understand completely. We risk ourselves out there on the field each and every day also. When soldiers come home from Iraq you don't boo them. I look at it the same way. I take my job seriously."

It seems like they're making an effort to win the Hague Sports Drama Queen Award.  At least Osi Umenyiora  has the right perspective.

"That's just the way the fans are. They have every right to be that way, they are paying $120 a ticket to come watch us play you can't go out and stink it up like that," Umenyiora said. "Especially in New York. As long as they are coming to watch us play, they can boo, they can do whatever they want to do. That's well within their rights to do that."

Why can't Rolle say that? Don't boo him, he's fragile.