New Management

The Watt Family Blog is now under new management. Stay tuned as the Rockshow himself is now at the helm. Upcoming features may include fishing reports, fantasy sports trackers, bad golf advice, a return of the term "buddies", and a "Where in the world is Matt Glenn?" forum. (Important to note that these features are subject to review by "the one wearing the pants", also known as Brittany. Although as I am typing this, neither of us has pants on... yahtzee!...she'll kill me for publishing that)



I would like to leave a little editorial piece for you to read/ponder as well. I apologize ahead of time for this rant, but it's been driving me crazy.

Some of you may have heard about the softball player who was carried around the bases after hitting a home run, but blowing her knee out after MISSING FIRST BASE and having to retreat back to touch it. I read a column by Bob Lonsberry the next day that talked about this event and how this is an example of the "wussification of America". I have to say that I whole-heartedly agree with him. This girl had never hit a home run in her softball career, and to be honest...she still hasn't. She may have hit the ball over the fence, but that act alone does not constitute a homerun. She could not complete the journey around the bases, and rules state if the runner cannot make it all the way around, a pinch runner can be called in, counting the hit as a single instead of a home run. Instead of following the rules of the game, THE OPPOSING TEAM carried the girl around the bases, thus eliminating themselves (she was the game winning run) from contention. Is this truly good sportsmanship? Negating the rules to create a "feel good" ending? I think it's this exact attitude that is killing America. Another example of this is how little league baseball has stopped having all-star teams so that kids that don't make the team "don't feel bad". Are you kidding me? What about the kids that have worked hard to excel? Should they not get credit for their hard work? This whole system is stupid. If you play a game, you have a winner and a loser, period. Yes, losing sucks, but it's part of the game so deal with it. If you can't deal with losing, don't play. This whole "coddle the fat kid" attitude is ridiculous, and it's only going to get worse if we don't straighten up. A little competition has never hurt anyone, but trying to hide from it has. If you don't know how to compete for things in life, you're doomed to failure. Stop the wussification of America!