The Shame of the Game

by Greg Asimakoupoulos

Posted: July 29, 2007

A big black eye on big league sports…

Wide world of sports? A globe of grief?
Hoop dreams are now nightmares.
Officially the NBA has done
what no one dared.

A referee who bets on games?
That's tech-ni-cal-ly foul.
Just how much will the faithful take
before they toss the towel?

The NBA is not alone.
The NFL's the same.
A quarterback who breaks the law
brings scandal to the game.

And what about the Tour de France?
Those cyclists are dopes.
They fail their drug tests right and left.
Their grade's a break-neck slope.

And MLB is not home free.
It's really dropped the ball.
The still let steroids on the field
as well as in Fame's Hall.

It's such a shame. These athletes
make millions every year.
It's criminal. It's scandalous.
Let's blow the whistle! Hear?

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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.

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