Once you get past Rick Riley's desperate need to hit you with a punch-line every three seconds, this ESPN the Magazine story on how cheap it is to see live sports these days is a little gem. There are some tremendous bargains out there for fans who know where to look.
Sports By Brooks has an interesting piece about Roman Abramovich, owner of London’s Chelsea Football Club. A new book claims he had to sell his post-Soviet oil empire, Sibneft oil, to state-owned Gazprom under threat of bankruptcy and/or jail time. Ah, life in Putin's Russia. Always a haven for entrepreneurs.
A dumb game-day Eagles employee ripped the team on his Facebook page and got fired. The story, picked up by both Deadspin and The Big Lead, is that the guy was so mad about Brian Dawkins going to the Broncos he posted a mildly obscene rant on his Facebook page. He was subsequently, and unceremoniously, fired from his team duties. Now he's making it worse by begging for his job back though the media. (Dude, just threaten a lawsuit. You are an American. How can you not know how this works.?) Okay, maybe the Eagles were a little harsh. But, seriously, if you are dumb enough to post negative stuff about your employer online, maybe a job with the public isn't right for you.
