Overrated athletes, bands, literature, people, things
Overrated! Overrated! The term is used all the time, usually used to rip or attack someone whom the MEDIA, establishment, or society approves of. Many times attacking someone who is “overrated” is a straw man’s argument, i.e. there is no “THEY”, the mysterious group of people who rate people, movies, music, culture, sports, and historical figures. However, our society has a habit of making lists, creating rankings, rating systems, displaying sales charts, inducting people in Halls of Fame, and lionizing people. So, saying someone or something is overrated can actually be a true statement if you have the right list.
Thanks to the Internet, I can can read about negative comments from “smart” posters who attack even the most immortal names in sports, entertainment, and history. In other words, no one and no thing is sacred. I wanted to finish that sentence with the word “anymore”, to imply that today’s modern era of sitting in front of the computer in your underwear and attacking artists and famous figures is a product of today’s generation, but I hesitated to. I mean, for all we know, people ripped and criticized the caveman that discovered fire back in the day.
You see, the problem with the word “overrated” is that today’s society equates it with the word SUCKS. So not only is Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter “overrated”, Derek Jeter must “suck”.
What cannot be denied is that the Internet enabled a global forum for complainers, armchair quarterbacks, amateur historians, and snobby critics to have their say. What was limited to your local neighborhood pub is now world wide.
So…without further ado…here’s some stuff I found on the Internet regarding some of the best sports figures in history.
PART I
Is Michael Jordan overrated? Yes, because there is a mythology that Jordan had this aura or dominance to make his teams win. Yet, his teams won 7/15 seasons. What happened to the magic in the 8 seasons they didn’t win. Why is winning rings a criteria anyway? Bill Russell’s teams won 11/13 championships. I also found out Wilt Chamberlain was more dominant with scoring and the rules were rewritten to limit his dominance.
Is Babe Ruth overrated? Yes, because he played in a segregated league. Some of the best players were in the Negro Leagues and Cuba. Baseball during his time was still kinda bush league, and the players weren’t athletic. Ruth also corked his bat sometimes.
Is Tiger Woods overrated? Yes, Jack Nicklaus had all of the other great golfers like Player, Palmer, Trevino, and Watson. Tiger can’t be in the same league with Ben Hogan and Bobby Jones when his only serious challenge in a major championship came from the winless Bob May.
Is Jerry Rice overrated? Regarded by many to be the best football player who ever lived, I found out that almost half Jerry Rice’s catches were off 2 yard patterns, and his success was due to the 49er scheme, not individual talent. Due to NFL rule changes, it seemed like anytime Rice was touched it was a penalty. If he played “back in the day”, he would have gotten creamed.
Is Rocky Marciano overrated? Of course. It took him 9 rounds to beat an old man Joe Louis. Rocky fought in one of the weakest eras in boxing, and didn’t have tough opponents, which is why he had an undefeated record. Half of his opponents weighed less than he. He was only 185 pounds anyway…he would get beat up today.
To be continued in Part II….
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