When it comes to matters of pro sports, politics or palate, disparate sides claim their party, team and cola to be superior.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Sport allows people to come together, but politics divides people.
Sports and politics don't mix.
In fact, there's a lot to legitimately hate about pro sports and the way they are conducted.
I have learned, in my life and work as a sportswriter, that big-time Sports and big-time Politics are not so far apart in America. They are both a means to the same end, which is victory... And why not? Victory is good for you, and don't let anybody tell you different.
In corporate culture, in sports culture, in the media, we honor those who win at all costs.
The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.
Sport is a great equalizer that can build bridges, transcend borders and cultures, and render even the fiercest conflicts temporarily irrelevant.
Our citizens never hesitate to take sides against one another, whether it's Democrats versus Republicans, Coke drinkers opposed to Pepsi enthusiasts or Yankee loyalists against Red Sox aficionados.
You cannot mix sports with politics.
In baseball, democracy shines its clearest. The only race that matters is the race to the bag. The creed is the rule book. And color, merely something to distinguish one team's uniform from another's.