Sadly, those seeking to use the courts to hold the Cheatriots accountable for their racketeering have chickened out. [update: Fox News and CNN today are hot on the story of Matt Walsh, the Patriots' purported videotaper. He claims to have an incriminating tape of the Patriots' cheating ways and is discussing with the NFL. The plaintiffs in this suit claim that they withdrew their complaint in order to see what, exactly, Walsh has to say.]
Dr. Bombay said then (as did others) that the suit was likely to be dismissed. The question remains though - how can you sue a pro sports team? I’ve been thinking that there must be a way to sue teams for deliberately tanking all or parts of a season in order to get a better draft pick.
[Ed Note: So... in editing and updating this post, I inadvertently deleted it. My apologies. Here' s my best effort at quickly recreating it, with notes on what I've changed/added.]
All that today’s episode of the Gong Show… er, I mean all that the latest Roger Clemens hearing on Capitol Hill is missing is Gene Gene The Dancing Machine. Who knows, maybe he’ll make an appearance too:
So, we’ve tried to not be too critical, but…. this whole thing is a sham.
I know. Hardly an original thought, Mr. Sherpa. You’re right. And while I know this isn’t a political or health or sports blog, I have come to believe three four things about these hearings: Continue reading ‘Congress = Gong Show?’
