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The end of an era.....

Peyton Manning  is no longer a Colt. A few years back the thought of uttering the sentence would have been laughable, now its a reality. In a press conference this afternoon a Peyton Manning dressed in business attire 

handled his exit from Indianapolis like a true gentlemen. At times pausing to keep his emotions in check, he said his farewell to the city he called home for 14 seasons as the head quarterback of the Indianapolis colts. Thanking the fans for letting him be there Quarterback for the past 14 seasons. Standing by Mr.Manning's side was team owner Jim Irsay. The decision to cut manning comes to no surprises to many,but for a loyal fan can be almost impossible to believe. Coming from the dismal season that the colts had and having the niumber one draft pick this year. The Clear choice was to to cut manning and use the extra funds to build around there new quaterback most likely Andrew Luck. Having to fill some big shoes luck is coming in to the house of 4 time mvp manning and hoping to be the next Brett Favre,Aron Rodgers or Joe Montana,Steve Young. Or will this be one of the biggest mistake in the NFL's recent past.Though the colts left baltimore in the dead of night and made there new home in indy,this time they stay but in the middle of the day in front of the whole sports world send there Quaterback argubaly one of the best if not the best quaterback to ever play the position in to the wild and only hope that it does not come back to bite them.

Mike Piazza's game winning HR

Proud To Be An American Sports Fan...

American sport fans have taken great strides to keep up with their South American and European counter-parts in fan violence. Not that there has never been violence in sports here in the US, but it has always been more of a staple throughout the rest of the world. Recently it has taken a major step here in the states. Five months ago, Opening Day at Dodger Stadium was marred by a horrific assault on Giants fan Bryan Stow, who was severely beaten suffering a fractured skull and other injuries. NFL (insert California here) fans not wanting to be left behind picked up where MLB fans left off. Two shootings and an assault in a San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders preseason game left the NFL trying to settle on measures to control violence among fans. Jeffery Miller once Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police now Head of Security for National Football League said to the New York Daily News yesterday "It's a little premature for the NFL to look at what we would or wouldn't do on something we wouldn't have to make a decision on for seven months." The Bay area rival 49ers and Raiders met for their preseason matchup on the Niners home turf on saturday. The game was overshadowed by the bedlam that took place before and during the game, which was attended by both of the respected city Mayors.
Two males were shot in separate incidents in the Candlestick parking lot, while another man was severely beaten in a restroom in the stadium. Also, a fight in the stands between fans (See post) capped off a 49ers win over rival Raiders. Some might say there is a connection between what's going on between fans and us as a society in general. Although it has always existed what separates us as Americans day in and day out are wider than ever.Whether it be money, religion, or lifestyle. At a time when America was in it's darkest hour, post-9/11 sports helped us come together and be one as a whole no matter what our ideas were.
It was September 21, 2001 Mets-vs-Braves. A night game at Shea Stadium when 41,00 fans came together in a show of strength and perseverance to see a rivalry play, but also be there for each other. With each plane that flew over Shea, fans would hold their breath and look up to the sky as if waiting for something to happen. In the bottom of the 8th, the Mets down by a run, the stadium still oddly quiet as typically rowdy fans are caught mourning our nation's biggest disaster, Mike Piazza steps to the plate.  He delivers hope and joy with one swing of the bat. A fly ball lands deep in left center field, and New Yorkers, if not the nation, erupted in cheer. At that moment we knew not only as a city but as a nation that we would get through this. So let's not dwell on these recent violent incidents in American sports but the good ones that make us proud to be called An American Sports Fan..

49ers vs Raiders 8/20/11 FIGHT 49er fans fight with Raider fans

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