re: It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium

JEB has fallen into the same trap a lot of sports media personalities fall into, wanting to be Taken Seriously. Whether it's Mitch Albom and his drivel, some ESPN talking head bloviating about politics, or JEB publicly working out his personal issues in print, they're all saying "Look at Me! I'm about more than just sports!"

That's fine. I'm about more than my job too, but I don't expect anyone else to care about it, apart from my family and a few close friends. Sports are an important diversion for millions of people. It makes their day to day life a little more bearable. There's nothing wrong with "just" being a part of making that happen. In fact I'd say it's doing a big service to society.