Attn: Michael Lupica, Sportwriter, NY Daily News
From: A Vexed Reader


Dear Mr. Lupica,


For the third year in a row, you have written in your weekly column and stated on one of your numerous television appearances where you pretty much just read the exact same column aloud, that you "do not want to hear about who [the reader] picked in your tournament brackets’ and ‘March Madness is all about America’s love of gambling.’


And for the third year in a row, let me congratulate you for making your point and…wait a sec, what exactly is your point? Seriously, what are you trying to achieve? I mean, the only things I can possibly think of are:


A) You hate college basketball, which is fine, if that’s your opinion, but why waste the time writing about something you hate?

B) You’re a bitter old man just trying to make everyone else feel bad

C) You’re one of those whiny ‘traditionalist’ sportswriters who prefer things the way they were in the 50’s when racism was rampant and athletes were encouraged to sleep around, or

D) You’re trying to take the fun out of watching sports and make others feel stupid for watching sports, which would make you a parasite because you couldn’t survive without sports to write about.


So please, explain what you are really trying to accomplish here, because, for the third year in a row, I feel like punching you in the face.


Sincerely,
The Editor of Maydogma

Labels: College Basketball