sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?seriesId=6&id=3019160I'd like to see how the anti-Ferrari conspiracy theorists spin this episode. Stealing intellectual property is a serious offense. Couldn't believe that some local sports radio guy failed to see this. He actually did not see this as a problem! However, $100 million does seem like a tad excessive to levy on McLaren.
We're down on politics, we're down on sports. We're down on so many things. It's a good time to be a cynic lemme tell ya. Has anyone paid attention to cycling? Track? Seems like everyone is doing it.
You could just feel people were ready to jump on the feel good story that was Rick Ankiel - until it was alleged he purchased HGH. And then you could just as much hear the air deflate from the lungs of everyone. I betcha a lot of stories were halted mid-way in. Not that I mean to single out the St. Louis Cardinals former-pitcher-gone-awry-now-turned-outfielder - so, hello Troy Glaus of the Toronto Blue Jays!
This pales in comparison to what McLaren did see above link or what Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots did - that is record and steal play signs from the New York Jets.
Bah. The Pats are still a formidable football team.
Besides, Ankiel still has a shot at being a great story.
Oh well, oh well. Who said sports was honourable anyway? These are professional teams we're talking about and something tells me this has always been around. We just decided to report it. Either we were sleeping at the switch or we knew all along and decided to disclose it.
If you are partial to the latter then there is one question: Why now?
PS: The Pats bring new meaning to the term "consult the tape" now, eh?
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