07-22-2010, 07:30 PM
Judge the song, not the singer.
He may be off-base 90% of the time, but he's 100% accurate as a pinpoint needle on this one, about both Lou and Jim.
Edit: You know, I take that back. He's not 100% accurate...Lou may not have known exactly what he was getting into, but I'm sure he was somewhat cognizant of the intensity here. So the writer may have overstated some things.
Of course, you could make a point that he understated other things, like Lou just collecting the massive paycheck, instead of killing himself to make the team better. I think it was pretty obvious that that was what he was doing in his Tampa Bay years, before he even <i>got</i> here.
He may be off-base 90% of the time, but he's 100% accurate as a pinpoint needle on this one, about both Lou and Jim.
Edit: You know, I take that back. He's not 100% accurate...Lou may not have known exactly what he was getting into, but I'm sure he was somewhat cognizant of the intensity here. So the writer may have overstated some things.
Of course, you could make a point that he understated other things, like Lou just collecting the massive paycheck, instead of killing himself to make the team better. I think it was pretty obvious that that was what he was doing in his Tampa Bay years, before he even <i>got</i> here.
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance