Media

I just finished my final paper and I wrote it on the Negative impact the media has on athletes. As I was watching T.V this morning, yet another huge blow from the media occurred on Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett. Beckett is one of the Red Sox's best pitchers and just a few years ago he brought them to a World Series. Recently Beckett has been nursing a small injury and had to miss his last scheduled start. A few days later the media caught wind that Josh Beckett went golfing on the Red Sox's last off day. Many professional baseball players play golf on their days off, but because Beckett missed his last start the media decided to publish it. The media ended up turning the whole city of Boston against Beckett. After his last outing, the entire stadium gave him a standing-boo as he was walking off the mound. It was a disgusting sight and I felt horrible for him. In the post game new conference they asked him about his round of golf, he replied, “I can do whatever I want on my days off, it is nobody’s business.” The media took a small story and blew it way out of proportion. Its sad to think of the influence that the media has on people, especially in the sporting community. Its hard to believe that the media can exile someone and turn them into a monster for something as small as golfing on a day off.