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God and sports

Comment comment by Brandon on 25 October 2007

"You look at some of the moves we made and didn't make," general manager Dan O'Dowd said in the only interview he has given on the subject, long before the Rockies' remarkable ascension over the past few weeks. "You look at some of the games we're winning. Those aren't just a coincidence. God has definitely had a hand in this."

If God cared about sports, it definitely wouldn't be about baseball. I mean, soccer I could believe - maybe even college football - but not baseball.

I caught a few minutes of the World Series last night: 10% baseball, 90% guys chewing on various things.

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RE: God and sports by ldsudduth :: NR6

Baseball is only good if you're actually AT the game..eating over priced hot dogs and snack foods, and drinking over-priced bad beer.. (usually Budweiser or one of it's nasty ilk.) While I know you as a member of the LDS do not drink--trust me on this..domestic mass-produced beers like Bud are an insult to the palate--bad stuff..

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RE: God and sports by scottb :: NR7

As you've no doubt gathered, what pisses me off about stuff like this is that it so clearly demonstrates the dumb logic that goes along with religion.

This idiot (and his ilk) decides that any coincidence that works to his benefit is attributed to the gods. But any time things go wrong, it's just bad luck.

If last night's 13-1 stomping is any indication, his gods were just getting his hopes up just high enough so there's a good bounce after the fall.

Of course, I also suspect that his faith is a total sham. If he really believed the gods to be responsible for his team's success, then come Sunday when the Rockies lose in four straight games, he'd at minimum declare himself an agnostic. But he won't. Hypocrite.

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RE: God and sports by gnifyus :: NR7

Opinion: God does not care whether you win or lose, but only in how it affects you, in either case, before, during and afterwards.

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