When Other Athletes Fail, Turn to Lacrosse, and the NLL

Today my friends, we are going to do some tie-overs to other sports. In case you haven't heard, ESPN's Outside the Lines has reported that NL MVP Ryan Braun has tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. Recently everyone had began thinking the steroid era of baseball was over, the years of Barry Bonds and McGuire were over. Now the baseball world is taken back, as one of their young non-steroids star did the unthinkable... steroids.

When steroids in baseball come up, it usually leads to some sort of discussion about what's wrong with sports today, and what we can do to fix it. Now, I'm not the guy who runs around screaming for doctors to be paid more than athletes. Whenever anyone says that, I just tell them that's how the economy works. There is a market for sports, so there will obviously be money involved. But with players moving around looking for more money all the time, what is the real motivation anymore? Do people really play sports for the love of the game anymore?

This may be an odd reference, but it ties into the 90's movie BASEketball starring the creators of South Park. It begins with a satire on the world of sports today. It talks about how players put more time into their celebrations then their actual play. It talks about how guys play for a different team every year so they can get more and more money. The two main characters create a game for normal guys, separate from the world of corporate sports. The fans love it, because they can connect to the players.

Isn't that lacrosse? Players are not making much in this league. We all know that. Many are normal guys, teachers, businessmen, your average Joe. Guys are playing this sport because they love the game. Lacrosse is pure. When was the last time you heard about a lacrosse player being busted for performance enhancing drugs? When was the last time you heard about a lacrosse player getting arrested at a bar after partying with his buddies?

This is a something lacrosse should really push in their marketing. Are you tired of mainstream sports? Tired of all the money that is involved with them? Come watch a lacrosse game! I always hear people, especially older people, talk about how they miss when sports was about loving the game. Guys would play not for money, but to be able to play baseball. Guess what people? That still exists! Lacrosse is the average person's sport. I can tell you one thing, that could get people in the seats.

An affordable form of entertainment in which the players aren't spoiled brats in this economy? With the right marketing scheme these teams could be selling out every night. What do you think about lacrosse being separate from pro sports? Do you think the NLL and NALL should market this? Tell me what you think in the comments section down below and on Twitter. Interested to see what other people think about this topic.