Our Sports Heroes

My takes on Paul Hornung, Pete Rose, Lawrence Taylor, Brett Favre and, of course Michael Irvin, over at the Wisconsin Sports Bar (warning: language at WSB is PG-13). Some of you might not like what I have to say. Okay, most of you. Here's an excerpt from the Michael Irvin post,

Should he be found guilty, it's likely ESPN will consider suspending him or firing him. It's likely Irvin will have a tough time finding another position like the one on ESPN. I'm not asking for much sympathy for Irvin. After all, if found guilty, it's certainly something he brought on himself. No, just the normal human compassion we feel for anyone who is trying to overcome addiction and fails. For that, we just might set aside team fandom for a moment or two, if only for our own sake.