I won't even mention what happened to the Mets, because I'm sure it's still a little too real for people, but I will take a break from my usual ban on sportsblogging to say that the situation with the Patriots reads to me like an interesting non-political example of what happens when the media sees its interests (i.e., its profit) aligned with those organizations that it's supposed to be independent of and in some ways oppositional towards. ESPN loses money, too, when people become disgusted with the NFL—and so what by all rights should be a huge scandal is swept entirely under the rug. (A fine of $500,000 is nothing. I'm no expert, but sounds to me like Belichick and maybe others in the Patriots' head coaching staff should be banned from the sport.)
So good on the Jets ticket holder class action lawsuit.
And in lighter news, the U.S. is once again the top dealer of arms to the developing world. (Via my brother and Frinibarf)
Monday, October 01, 2007
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