F Yourself A-Rod

This morning, a friend called me, hoping that I could discuss a story he came across on espn.com. I told him I would look into it, and bring it to life if I thought it would be interesting to discuss. So, I opened up my laptop, went to the site, and searched the headlines for the story. Nothing. I called my buddy back, asked him once again to better explain its location, or send me the direct link. He happened to be away from a computer, so I was on my own to hunt this story down. The headlines alone were enough to drive me insane. However, once I finally read what I was looking for, the true heartbreak occurred.

I begin to read about a little boy from Michigan, a high school sophomore with a deadly case of Leukemia. I read on, and I am completely touched as I learn about the outpouring of community support and individual sacrifice that surrounded this courageous young man. I mean, just when I think the youth of America is completely screwed, I read about a high school making sure that a young boy doesn't leave this world alone and scared, but that he leaves this world as a King! One by one, each of the candidates for Homecoming king, removed their names from the ballot, and ensured that young Eli Florence would get the recognition and victory he deserved.


Eli Florence was a young man who's life was unfortunately cut very short by cancer. His spirit lives on through his mother, Trina, who has set up a foundation to provide support to families with terminally ill children. Like many other parents, Trina had to make the decision to forgo a career, and more importantly, a steady income. She believed that a dying child deserves every minute of their parent's time. Eli was also of this belief, and knew in today's world, that desire is often thwarted by overwhelming pressures and tremendous economic demands. Eli had come to grips with his fate, and knew God had a purpose to request him so soon. His last wishes were for his mother to pursue making his dreams a reality, and allow other moms and dads a chance to spend time with their children, before they leave this world...forever.



I continued to read some more on the story, and after wiping my eyes dry, I made the mistake of going back to ESPN's main page. There staring me right in the face, was a picture of Alex Rodriguez. The headline stated how this dick, and his piece of shit agent Scott Boras, are looking for 350 Million dollars from the Yankee organization. 350 Million Dollars. I just read an inspirational story about a young boy who will never see the 11th grade, and how his mom will never be able to work her way out of financial debt, and now I see this. If my company didn't own my laptop, it would be in pieces. Talk about a difference in life experiences...One kid's greatest night in life was to stand up out of his wheelchair in front of his classmates, with a Home Coming crown around his head. While another individual has the balls to request 350 million dollars to play a game. WTF? A-Rod, do yourself a favor, fire your agent, devote yourself to a team, and work like hell to create some sort of a legacy. Because honestly, in my eyes, YOU ARE SHIT! I hope to God you come across this story, or others like it, and it hits home. You are in the news for three reasons, and three reasons only, f-ing over baseball teams, f-ing up in the big game, and f-ing around on your wife. What a role model.

I apologize for the rant at the end - but it needed to be said.
If you would like to read more on Eli Florence, you can here -

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/highschool/news/story?id=3089619&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab8pos2#