"There's no crying in Baseball!" Words immortalized by Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own. Those words can probably be applied to any professional sport. Last night after the Heat lost another heart breaker, their was talk of crying in the locker room. And of course that was going to cause a buzz in the sports world. And after the summer trades bring LeBron, D-Wade, and Bosh together, the Heat were pretty much considered to be in "a league of their own." So their should be no complaining by the Heat if people are over-reacting to these statements. But here is coach Erik Spoelstra's reaction to the backlash:
Cry-Gate Fallout
And I have to say, I think coach Spoelstra has it all wrong. The media is not making something out of nothing. When you make a comment like that in a press conference after a 4th consecutive bad loss, you're just asking for it. It is good that the players care. No one would expect anything less. But crying? Give me a break. And those comments combined with Wade's: "The world is a happier place because the Heat are losing. Isn't that what everyone wanted?" Wow. He sounds bitter, and he looked completely defeated in that pres conference.
Miami Heat: A League of Their Own
The Heat are a very good team. 43-20 is certainly not a bad record. So quit crying, and go out and win some close games. If you do that, then everyone will jump back on the band wagon and you'll all be worshiped again.
*Just as an aside. This may make it sound like I hate the Heat. I don't. I like them, and I root for them. But this whole crying thing is disgraceful.
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