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    I Need a New Sport

    Tom Matlack is disillusioned with the Patriots, Celtics,

    Red Sox, and Bruins. He wants a new sport. What shouldit be?

    It all started last spring when I took my son Seamus and his friends to a Red

    SoxYankees game on a Thursday night. We live a quarter mile from

    Fenway Park, so we walked over on a pleasant sunny afternoon. After four

    hours of long pitch-counts and Dice-Ks excruciating between-pitch routine,

    the Sox were ahead 2-1 in the top of the seventh. It was a school night, and I

    needed to get the boys home. But even more troubling was that I just didnt

    give a shit if we lost to A-Rod and those other Yankee A-holes. I had lostinterest. We left, and I never checked the box score the next day.

    Wasnt I the same guy who lived and died on every pitch of the Soxs come-

    from-behind victory in the ALCS in 2004? The same guy who watched the

    silly DVD recap of that whole season probably 20 times?

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    For Game 7 of the Lakers-Celtics NBA finals I found myself at, of all

    places, the bar at Bubba Gump Shrimp on Fishermans Wharf. Our family

    was on vacation and had ventured out too close to game time. Seamus and I

    frantically looked for a television set as tip-off approached. We sat at an

    outside bar, watching a tiny screen until my wife secured space at Bubbas.All five of us sat through the entire game, drinking Diet Coke, eating fried

    food, and increasing our heartburn. I watched in horror as the Lakers played

    volleyball on the boards. My Celtics went from a double-digit lead with six

    minutes remaining to hanging their heads in defeat, making me sit through

    Ron Artest thanking his shrink for helping him combat his many demons.

    I happened to be at a party a couple of weeks after the Celtics debacle with

    the teams owner, Wyc Grossbeck. All the men at the party snuck to a back

    room to catch the tail end of Game 7 of the Bruins-Flyers series, culminating

    in a humiliating end for Boston, who fell to Philadelphia after a 3-0 series

    lead.

    Then theres Tom Terrific and the Patriots. Football is the one sport with a

    real salary cap, so there are no LeBron James press conferences or New

    York Yankee payrolls. Its a pure sport in the sense that each team has to

    develop talent on a budget. It looked liked the Patriots had done that as well

    as ever as they headed into their playoff game against the loudmouthed Jetslast month.

    I went to the game with Seamus and my wife, Elena. We watched from the

    50-yard line. Everything was perfectuntil I caught Tom Brady snorting

    ammonia before the kickoff. When he took the field he looked as confused

    as when he tried to figure out how to dump a pregnant girl next-door actress

    for a Brazilian supermodel. Watching the Jets players run around the field

    like bald eagles, flapping their wings, was about as painful as it gets for a

    Boston sports fan.

    The Celtics look damn good right now. The Sox have reloaded. But Im not

    biting. Ive been to one Celtics game all season, and Ive watched a grand

    total of two on television; seeing them beat the Lakers in L.A. lifted my

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    spirits for an hour or two.

    Heres the thing: professional sports pretty much suck in my book. Im not

    just saying that because Im a bitter Boston fan (OK, maybe just a little). But

    really, baseball games go on forever. Tim Donaghy, despite being a

    convicted

    felon, isright

    about the

    NBA: the refereeing is awful. Hockey and football are both purer sports, but

    lets face it, Big Ben, the rapist, and Shawn Thornton, the Bruins thug, are

    hardly role models. For a while I was thinking about the Boston Breakers,

    the indoor lacrosse team in Boston. But then they had a lap dance contest at

    halftime, which quickly put them out of the running..

    I live within walking distance to the Boston University rink and a short ride

    on the Green Line to Boston College, where Seamus regularly goes to

    basketball and football games. So Im thinking about giving up pro sports

    entirely. Im fascinated by college football in the south. Recruiting

    violations aside, its more like what sports should be about: athleticism,

    team spirit, sportsmanship, manhood. Thankfully, I do have March Madness

    to look forward to. Seamus and I participate in a suicide pool thats a lot

    of fun.

    In the meantime, Ive become a huge fan of Seamus freshman football andbasketball teams at Boston College High. Ive also been coaching my five-

    year-old sons YMCA basketball team and taking him to this cool indoor

    baseball camp called Frozen Ropes. And Ive been riding my bike and

    practicing kickboxing. I need to reorient my love-hate relationship with

    sports. I dont really hate all sports, just the ones that I know about right

    now. I love being a fan, but dont know where to put my loyalty in this

    upside-down sports world we inhabit.

    I asked Good Men Project readers what they thought should become my newsport of choice, and heres what they said.

    Rodeo cowboys and cowgirls are among the most popular, respected athletes

    in professional sports among adults and children alike. They compete at the

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    highest level in a sport that has Americas early west as its roots. They have

    no guarantee of a paycheck. Most of them regularly play with injuries that

    would sideline most ball and stick athletes. They travel 60,000 miles per

    year, most of it over the road to compete.

    Mike Donnell, Pueblo, Colorado

    I think you should be a skier. Skiing (and its twin, snowboarding) is a

    participatory sport. It is healthy and invigorating and gives you something to

    do during the dull winter months. Furthermore, skiers are more handsome

    and have better sex lives than non-skiers (just ask them!). Seriously though,

    I spend my life in the mountains. My office overlooks the glaciers of Mt.

    Rainier, the tallest volcano in Washington state, and the view is sospectacular Im often tempted to yodel. Whether ripping across groomers or

    getting face shots in the powder, skiers race down steep slopes and gain

    access to the mountains in a way that no other sport allows.

    Kim Kircher, 40, professional ski patroller at Crystal Mountain for

    21 years, author of the forthcoming memoir The Next Fifteen Minutes

    (Behler Publications)

    Water polo is a great sport to be a fan of. Without any pro leagues in the

    United States, the sport is done strictly at the amateur level, meaning

    college, high school, or national team. You wont see any of the issues you

    have with professional sports. In addition, there isnt a sport that is more

    physically demanding than water polo. These guys and girls tread water for

    nearly an hour while playing a sport. Its a mixture of sports you already

    lovebasketball, soccer, swimming, and maybe a little rugby. Youll likely

    get so pumped up watching this game, itll make you want to get back in thegym or pool and get in shape. Not to mention, our country is very good at

    water polo. Our womens national team are two-time defending world

    champions, and our mens team won a silver medal at the last Olympics.

    Greg Mescall, USA Water Polo, Huntington Beach, California

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    Powerlifting. More than anything, its a man versus himself, striving to be

    the very best that he can be.

    Jordan Gottlieb, Mansfield, Texas

    Baseball is still where my heart lies, but market inequities and a stadium

    experience that is increasingly geared toward fat cats make it hard to justify

    intellectually. Hockey is the one sport that seems to maintain a blue-collar

    ethos, both on the ice and in the stands, but its hard for me to transfer

    affection from blue skies and the crack of the bat to refrigerated arenas and

    Canadian accents. I think theres an argument for trying, however.

    Seth Berkowitz, 34, singer/songwriter from the band Lucky Ghost,

    New York, New York

    Mixed martial arts is the sport a man should be a fan of. Its pure one-on-one

    combat, no excuses, one mans brute strength against anothers brute

    strength. Referees play a big role in the top sportsin football, baseball,basketball, hockey. They can change a game. In MMA, thats not going to

    happen. The combatants alone determine the outcome in the octagon.

    Andrew Golding, 33, TV executive, New York, New York

    NCAA college basketball. Its not as talented as the NBA, but conference

    play is always exciting, and the NCAA Final Four is one of the most

    exciting tournaments in all of sports. Lots of kids will not make it to the nextlevel and dont care; theyre there to do what they love.

    Scott Keatley, director, Nourishing NYC

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    You should be a fan of cyclingmountain biking in particular. Not so much

    pro road racing because the doping scandals make it ridiculous. Mountain

    biking is honest. Its real. Its powerful. Getting lost (figuratively) on a dirt

    trail in the mountains for days on end is magical. Think of it as bike-packing

    packing only the necessities on your bike and taking off a few days or afew months.

    Mike Dion, 42, film/TV producer and producer of the award-winning

    film Ride the Divide, Denver, Colorado

    You should be a fan of college football. Every major sport is somewhat

    influenced by money. However, theres no sport where the players passion

    for their teammates, their classmates, and their schools are more apparent.

    These kids pour their hearts out every weekend. Theres no contract season,

    no free agency, and no trades. College football players pound each others

    heads in for three hours in front of 100,000 fans, climb into the stands with

    their classmates and sing their schools fight song, and go back to a dorm

    room to celebrate. Emotion and dedication still rule college football.

    Sam Debord, Seattle, Washington

    Hockey seems have much less nonsense in it than other sports like

    basketball or football. For example, last summer there were two major free

    agent signings that dragged on all summerbasketballs LeBron James and

    hockeys Ilya Kovalchuck. The Kovalchuck saga was about as ridiculous as

    it gets in hockey, but it was completely toned down compared to LeBrons

    decision on ESPN. The cult of personality is not the same in hockey as it

    is in football or basketball, and there is nowhere near the emphasis on sex in

    hockey as there is in other sports. (Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, anyone?)Hockey salaries also tend to be lower than those in baseball or basketball.

    Dan Landau, graduate student at Fairleigh Dickinson University,

    Bridgewater, New Jersey

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    Golf is all about patience, commitment, and power. Sexy.

    Tennis is about agility, athleticism, and grunting. Sexy.

    Baseball is about Derek Jeter. Very sexy.

    Sara Daly, 39, president of Waterfalls Day Spa, licensed physical

    therapist and massage therapist, Middlebury, Vermont

    Yachting/sailing. A few reasons why: Few sports have been around for

    2,500 years; its one of the greenest forms of transportation (wind); its a

    combination of physics, navigation, and athleticism unmatched in any other

    sport; if you happened to have a time machine handy, would be one of theonly sports you could have a conversation with your great-great-great-great-

    great-grandfather about; everybody looks cool in boat shoes; its one of the

    only sports on the planet that has named its ultimate prize after our country

    the Americas Cup.

    Bob Denison, third-generation advocate of the yachting industry

    Martial arts, specifically taekwondo. Why? One, its physical. Olympic-style

    taekwondo is a full-contact sport. Men want and need physicality. Two,

    theres no age limit. People can participate in martial arts tournaments all

    over the world at any age. Its something they can watch and participate in.

    Three, its truly family-oriented. You wont find all of the associated

    negatives of professional sports. Four, it offers great life lessons. Taekwondo

    teaches sportsmanship, respect, and self-disciplineall the things you want

    your children to learn.

    James Davenport, president, All American Martial Arts

    I could say something about the romanticism of the sport. Or how each game

    is a complete blank slate, a canvas to be painted over 90 minutes. Or how,

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    more than any other sport, any team can win on any given day. Remember

    Switzerland? Or the U.S. in 94 and 1950? And as far as expressing and

    fostering creativity, soccer has no matchunless youre British.

    But Im gonna go at this from a different angle. Peter Croucha 6-foot-7,

    256-pound, sinewy alien of a man with the face of a ghoulwas asked what

    he would be if he werent a professional soccer player. His response: A

    virgin.

    Ryan OHanlon, sports editor, the Good Men Project Magazine

    Win or lose, the post-game handshake is a long-standing and well respected

    hockey tradition that teaches sportsmanship at the highest level.

    The notion that two players who have battled hard through a game can put

    aside their differences and look each other in the eye afterwards and whisper

    good job is a testament to the hockey fraternity.

    Anything less is frowned upon by your peers.

    Brendan Shanahan, NHL Vice President Hockey & Business

    Development, eight-time NHL All-Star, three-time Stanley Cupchampion, Olympic gold medalist

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    About Tom Matlack

    Tom Matlack is just foolish enough to believe he is a decent man. He has a 16-year-old daughter and 14-

    and 5-year-old sons. His wife, Elena, is the love of his life.

    Comments

    1. David Wise says:

    February 17, 2011 at 7:20 am

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    Tom Brady snorts ammonia? Eww.

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    2. j.michael hall says:

    February 17, 2011 at 7:48 am

    My new proposal is for men who no longer have kids in youth sports to pick a little league team

    and follow them like a #sox fan (red or white-both are crazy about their teams). Go to all games,

    get a shirt and cap. Support them as if every kid on the team is your grandson. Buy the team ice

    cream when they win etc. This is good for the fan, good for the team, and the community. You

    might just follow a kid to the bigs.

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    3. Perry Glassersays:

    February 17, 2011 at 9:34 am

    Lacrossepopular and growing, contact, teamwork, run run, run, run, run.

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    4. Ryan says:

    February 17, 2011 at 10:03 am

    Tom, have you considered curling? Its a deeper, more complex game than it first appears; kind of

    like chess on ice. Can be played by people of all ages and physical ability, and is one that

    extensively stressed the qualities you mentioned as admirable (athleticism, team spirit,

    sportsmanship, manhood) to the extent of players refereeing themselves and the winners buying

    the losers a celebratory round after the games done.

    If youre looking for a spectator sport Id suggest Major League Soccer. Its a professional league,

    but one thats small enough to avoid a lot of the dramas and ancillary issues that arise from

    professional sports.

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    5. Tom Matlacksays:

    February 17, 2011 at 10:11 am

    Curling and Lacrosse are both options. I have also been told by friends who are obsessed with the

    sports that golf, tennis and boxing are all sports where pay is based almost exclusively on winning,

    which is a big plus. And also you can participate in each well into old age, which means you can

    play along with the pros doing as well as watching

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    6. Caleb Armstrong says:

    February 17, 2011 at 10:36 am

    Hurling. Its everything you like about those four sports with all kinds of crazy mixed in.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling

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    7. Matt Perelstein says:

    February 17, 2011 at 11:47 am

    Racquetball is my fave! Most fun sport in the world.

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    8. Kevin Cox says:

    February 17, 2011 at 2:34 pm

    Oh, thats easy: RUGBY! Want to get a chill up your spine? Then watch the All Blacks do their

    pre-game M ori Haka. Ive seen it a hundred times, and still get chills. Im just glad Im not on the

    receiving end of their chant! The game of Rugby is spectacular! Truly a mans sport.

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    9. Daddy Files says:

    February 17, 2011 at 3:19 pm

    First of all, curling is awesome. I joined a league and learned how to do it very quickly. The only

    problem is its only during the winter. And if youre a recovering alcoholic, youll be turned off by

    just how much drinking curling involves. Seriously. They have hollow legs.

    Second, sorry Tom but this is crap. Youre disenfranchised with pro sports IN BOSTON?? Youre

    not a Royals fan. You cant bitch like Cubs fans can. You dont root for the Cleveland Browns.

    Were provided with top-notch sports teams around here. Were unbelievably lucky on so many

    levels. And youre bored? If thats the case then I question whether youre really a sports fan,

    because it doesnt get much better than this.

    I hate college sports. And dont give me this crap about purity and for the love of the game.

    Division I college athletics is a big business. But more than that, I want to see the game played atits highest level. And that happens in the pros, not in college. Sure theres something to be said for

    checking out future stars in college and the minor leagues, but Ill gladly take professional sports

    every time.

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    10. Ross Knights says:

    February 17, 2011 at 6:02 pm

    ULTIMATE DISC!!! Its played worldwide, is non-commercial, and is self-refereed (meaning

    there is some sense of honor and accountability). There are vital and competitive womens teams

    and leagues along with mens and mixed teams.

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    11. Mark Ellis says:

    February 17, 2011 at 6:03 pm

    Unless it is really heinous, like Michael Vick, I dont really care what these guys do in their off

    hours, so thats not going to make me stop watching sports, just like the fact that Ozzy was on

    drugs for decades didnt keep me from a Black Sabbath concert. Our Portland Trailblazers have

    garnered the nickname Jail-Blazers because of their off-court extra circulars, but Ill still watch, or

    if I get tickets, go.

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    What really dissuades me from televised sports is the sheer amount of chowder-headed

    commercials I have to sit through. Studies show that in a football game there is something like 5

    minutes of actual play in the three hours. The rest of the time I have to endure dunderheaded spots

    for everything from Cialis to Pamprin, and I just dont have the time or the available brain cells.

    Some of the best sports times I ever had though involved watching my children participate in team

    sports, so thats my suggestion.

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    12. Vee says:

    February 17, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    Badminton. Its a very complicated sport that you can play well into old age, and you never stop

    learning. Competitively its played around the world, and it can be played professionally as well.The rules of conduct in badminton are very strict in the sense that no cursing is allowed and all

    kinds of mind games against the opponent are frowned upon. Generally the Asian politeness can

    be seen throughtout the badminton scene. Its a very good sport for children to participate in and

    no scandals have ever been associated with badminton.

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    13. Miguel says:

    February 17, 2011 at 11:39 pm

    Cmon dude, TENNIS. If youre looking for a sport with endless room for your own personal

    improvement, look no further. Recreationally, its a great social game. And to boot, tennis has got

    some increbidle ambassadors and good citizens. Just look at what Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

    have done. Clean images, no Tiger Woods scandals, and both have major foundations that do a

    tremendous amount of good for impoverished children around the world. Plus to be a marginal

    fan, you only really need to watch four tournaments a year. Next time youre in Florida, Ill give

    you a lesson.

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    14. Lancesays:

    February 18, 2011 at 8:28 am

    As a die hard Jets fan, I could not read much of your post without gagging or becoming angry so I

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  • 8/7/2019 I Need a New Sport

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    an reacting to the headline out of online friendship.

    The obvious answer is beach volleyball.

    Good luck

    Reply

    o Tom Matlacksays:

    February 18, 2011 at 10:38 am

    Lance your Jets kicked our asses, which is part of what sent me into a tailspin. So

    congrats on that.

    Yes, beach volleyball is a lot of funand easy on the eyes. I do like Tennis Miguel but

    suck at it. Badminton I am very good at but feels a little less than macho. Ultimate

    requires me to be high, and since I have been clean 14 years that is out. Rugby, now that

    might be just the ticket!

    Reply

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