Point of the Game

Conversations on Sports, Ethics and Culture

Showing posts with label fan loyalty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fan loyalty. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Are the Mariners Zombies or Just Cursed?

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I will not care any more Another wreck of a season ends.  The fourth 90 loss season in six years. Hiroshi Yamauchi, the man ...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

The Right to Wear Your Team’s Jersey Safely

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The right to physical safety is fundamental. All other rights suffer if a person cannot expect physical safety. Sadly this mat...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Why We Support Losing Teams—Sports Loyalty

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When I was nine I lay in my parent’s bed for days struggling with red measles. Through fever and pain, I vaguely remember mom’s ...
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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Sports Ethics: Create a Level Playing Field

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The joy of playing and watching sports depends heavily upon real competition. Competition invokes risk of failure or success. Tr...
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J. Patrick Dobel
I teach at the University of Washington where I served as the faculty athletic representative. I created Point of the Game as a chance to reflect upon upon the role of sport in our society. Point of the Game seeks to be a conversation about about the nature of ethics in athletics and its relation to our human condition.
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