Bah, Humbug! Twice Over
And a very merry Christmas to you, too.
Every year, some sports organization isn't on board with the whole idea of holiday cheer and doesn't something rude on, generally, Christmas Eve. Like today.
This year, it's the Chicago Bulls and National Football League who get our Grinch awards.
The Bulls fired coach Scott Skiles. Sure, the team is 9-16 and underachieving, but how much of it is about the coach and how much about the early-season Kobe Bryant rumors? You remember that? When the Bulls struggled and fans were chanting "Kobe! Kobe!" I don't think the Bulls ever recovered from that.
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The Bulls couldn't wait till Wednesday to fire the guy? I guess they just enjoyed the idea of letting the man go home and sit around with his family and wonder when he's going to get a job again.
Then we come to the NFL, which has the temerity to schedule a night game ... on Christmas Eve. I'm sure the players, coaches and fans appreciate that. Nothing like sitting in the cold for four hours when you ought to be sitting at home with friends and family. Not exactly a silent night.
The Broncos play the Chargers at San Diego tonight. Every other major-league pro sport is taking today off. The whole day. Which is right.
The NFL believes it is bigger than anyone and everything. Including religion.