So, the Post-Gazette headlines, on Page 1 no less, that Art Rooney II is coming to the defense of James Harrison, defends Harrison's hits last Sunday that led to $75,000 in fines, and warns the NFL that they may be going "overboard" in their reactions to the headhunting going on every Sunday.
I wonder what Art II's reaction would be if, say, Ray Lewis had delivered an identical hit to Mike Wallace.
Seriously, is there anyone on the Pittsburgh sports scene more self-righteous than the Rooney Family? I don't think so. And will anyone in the Pittsburgh sports media ever, EVER call them on it? I think people like Bob Pompeani and his media brethern would burn an American flag in Market Square before they would ever say anything critical of the Rooneys.
I can't come up with a baseball parallell to what Harrison did on Sunday, but can you imagine the heat Bob Nutting or Frank Coonelly would take if they defended a player the way Art II slurped up to Harrison in today's paper?
Have to sgree with you on the Rooneys. As you know, I've written on this before.
ReplyDeleteThere is way out - I haven't seen a Steeler Game yet this year. I've had the option of 4th-5th Grade Football every Sunday afternoon.
Baseball analogy - Pete Rose ruining Ray Fosse or some cathcher in the All-Star Game.