The Underdog

For as long as I can remember I have loved the underdog. I loved playing Robin when playing Batman and Robin. I watch CHiPs to pretend to be John (Kinda sad now that I think of it). The long and short of it is that I have always wanted to route for the guy everyone doesn't like. Prime examples.... Tigger and Kobe.

Now you may be thinking that there is no way that either Tigger Woods or Kobe Bryant could ever be underdogs. Kobe is usually always the best play on the court whenever he plays. And Tigger is the most consistant player our the PGA tour. And on both counts you would be right. But when I say underdog I don't mean someone who isn't suppose to win. I mean someone who people feel we shouldn't cheer for.

Kobe for all of his childish mistakes I feel is no different than most other players in the league. He just isn't social. I mean honestly, if it wasn't for the rape case how many people would be booing him now. But because it is fashionable to boo him and blame him for running Phil Jackson and Shaq out of LA. Let the record show though that Phil Jackson was at the end of his contract. And to come back he wanted something like 9 million dollars a year to coach. Let the record also show that because Shaq was not considered the most important play on the Lakers and consulted on Phil not coming back he "DEMANDED" a trade. He even gave them a list of teams he would only accept a trade to or he would sit out the last two years of his contract. Why else wouldn't they take him to the Bobcats or Atlanta for a bunch of draft picks. Now do I think Kobe is a great human being or man. No. Do I think he was totally the victim of Shaq's and Phil's abuse in LA. No again. He was too young, too talented, and way to spoiled not to be a pain in the butt. But I am old enough to know that there are two sides to every story and in most stories no one is totally right or wrong.

Tigger is another story. It just seemed like everybody got tired of him being the best. So when his game went south for a minute (a two year minute) they loved saying that he was washed up and would never be that Tigger Woods of a few years ago. I'm sure everyone is rethinking that position after what he did on Saturday at the Masters though.

To make a long story short, THE MEDIA IS EVIL!!!. LOL, no no. Just kiding. But you should always take the time to think of a situation in more than the way that is spoon fed to us at 6 and 11. Unlike the movies, our heros aren't as heroic as we need them to be and our villians aren't always as evil as we feel that they are.

Just an opinion you might not care about -mTony