Letters 2026
2 April 2026
Subject: Pro Sports are nonsensical.
I feel like I am some kind of alien given the fact that I don't watch or care anything about sports. In fact, I would even go so far as to say that the pro sports industry is evil. I have several reasons for this view. Firstly, I am of the opinion that money should only be given to people that work for a living. I will never consider chasing a ball for a living to be work. Neither is acting in films, playing a musical instrument, or playing video games and uploading them onto YouTube. Those things are recreational activities (not work), and in my view, they shouldn't be paid. And they certainly shouldn't be paid more money than people who actually do work. Secondly, I think the pro sports industry, along with the entertainment industry, causes severe wealth inequality. We live on a finite planet with a finite amount of resources (including money). When you have individuals who are making millions and billions of dollars, that is inevitably going to cause many people to not have enough money for their basic necessities. Thirdly, I think pro sports and other industries make humans prioritize entertainment over making sure that all of us have our basic necessities (housing, food, water) so that we can live comfortably. Realistically, how is it moral that sports stadiums continue to be built while millions of people don't have housing? Instead of building those stadiums, we should be building apartments and houses so that we could hopefully relieve some of the homelessness problem. I will go even further and say that I think existing sports stadiums should either be converted to apartments or demolished and have apartments and houses in their place. Again, are we really suggesting that the entertainment people might get from watching and playing sports is somehow more important than making sure our fellow man has a roof over their head? Lastly, I think pro sports are bad because they give a false and naive view of the concept of talent. In my view, the idea that someone can be talented at kicking a ball, throwing a ball, or hitting a ball is nonsensical. I am confident that probably 90% of physically and mentally abled individuals on the planet can kick, throw, or hit a ball; I can assure you that it's not that difficult.
Thank you for letting me post on your Sportssuck website. I sure enjoy reading all the letters that people have written.
Josh
16 March 2026
Subject: MORNING JOE
For some reason I watch Morning Joe every weekday morning. I probably shouldn't since they often say an issue is coming up next, and one doesn't appear till an hour away. But most annoying is that between the serious world news, all their male anchors get absolutely girlish and giddy about sports, treating the most mundane games with the same passion as bombings in Iran. One wonders how they cannot see how absurdly enthusiastic they are about some stupid competition between overpaid competitors in garish costumes. But today was especially annoying, as some baseball player, possibly with the Red Sox, exceeded their expectations of brilliant fielding or catching or some other useless skill. This sent these guys into a frenzy of praise calling him the greatest player and eventually The Greatest Living American. Call me negative, but if asked who I consider the greatest living American, I don't think I would name someone because they made a good showing in a two-hour kids game.
Allan
