tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post422845410390216947..comments2024-03-28T07:08:58.221-04:00Comments on Todd Seavey: Dogs, Microbes, and AthletesTodd Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589187886030112999noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-34299483706196563612011-03-07T23:14:40.048-05:002011-03-07T23:14:40.048-05:00I sincerely doubt that any sports fan would claim ...I sincerely doubt that any sports fan would claim that his/her fandom arises in any meaningful way from the inanity of the typical "you-want-to-play-good-you-hope-you-play-good-I-think-we-played-pretty-good" athlete interview.<br /><br />I don't consider myself a sports fan, but I can and do appreciate the aesthetics of certain sports like baseball and curling, and can allow that others find similar aesthetic beauty in other sporting events. And I can admire true athletic achievement with the same "look-at-what-human-beings-can-accomplish" awe with which I might regard well done art or performance. And I can even enjoy interviews with athletes more involved and nuanced than the ones typically given at the close of a game.<br /><br />I suspect that very few people who admire sports come to that admiration from the typical athlete interview. At least, not since the days of Ali/Cosell...Ali T. Kokmennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-17099013224497926992011-03-07T00:45:57.223-05:002011-03-07T00:45:57.223-05:00If sports isn't your thing, perhaps you'd ...If sports isn't your thing, perhaps you'd enjoy <a href="http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/channels/sportsdome/" rel="nofollow"> Onion Sports Dome </a>.<br /><br />A show so funny that even an athletic agnostic can enjoy its comedic stylings.Gerardhttp://american-rattlesnake.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-49455164024802681282011-03-06T11:46:24.524-05:002011-03-06T11:46:24.524-05:00Well, y'know, heretofore I been focused on the...Well, y'know, heretofore I been focused on the game, not so much on the words and what all. Contrariwise, if the press is asking us if we're up to the challenge, and I think we can do it.Todd Seaveyhttp://twitter.com/ToddSeaveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-57300547736024119392011-03-06T11:36:16.327-05:002011-03-06T11:36:16.327-05:00a professional athlete would never use the word &q...a professional athlete would never use the word "whereas."Katherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-70114326763683396112011-03-06T10:41:59.459-05:002011-03-06T10:41:59.459-05:00Okay. Thank you for that. The combination of that ...Okay. Thank you for that. The combination of that nutshell history of the Seavey companion animal dynasty with that startlingly authentic pro-athlete interview just kind of made my day.<br /><br />Cheers to MacGregor!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386443345123086875noreply@blogger.com