Richard Sherman & John Tortorella (maybe it's a North West Coast thing)

Well, we can sure say this past weekend of sporting events were anything but boring.  And although I don't think I often, or ever for that matter, have given my two cents worth on sporting events or the "Pro's" in the sporting world; but I guess there is a first time for everything EH? NFL's Seattle Seahawks player Richard Sherman and NHL's Vancouver Canucks coach John Tortorella in the NWC (my acronym for North West Coast) surely need to invest in a sun light or something to help reduce their testy attitudes and keep them out of trouble!

Geeze, where do I start?  Who made a bigger donkey's batootie of themselves over the weekend is a loaded question? But what I find most interesting is the underlying information we probably don't know and didn't see that fueled the fire of these two.  From what I have read, Richard Sherman and Michael Crabtree allegedly had a run in off season.  This is Mr. Sherman's excuse for acting like a real doorknob when he had the undivided attention of millions of people...not exactly a wise usage of his twenty seconds in the spotlight (not to mention I would think it may have diminished his opportunities for additional income from sponsorships).  I know, I know, he was pumped with adrenaline.  So was I when I gave birth to my son at 38 years old without so much as a Tylenol, but I didn't run through the halls of the hospital afterward telling all the other Mom's I was the BEST!!! And for the love of Pete, he has his BA in Communication!  The poor little chick interviewing him looked like a deer in headlights and didn't really know how to handle an interview like the one he shouted.  And I know, he grew up in a bad part of Los Angeles, but if you are getting paid the big bucks and have a 3.9 GPA at Sanford, you might want to show a little bit of class...just sayin'!

Now on to John Tortorella who lost his temper after the Calgary Flames started their game with their forth line, AKA the fighters, and left John to decide whether to play his fighters too for the very first face off of the game, or risk his first line of superstars and hope the fighters didn't really want to drop the gloves on the very first shift of the game.  He decided not to risk the big dollar players and as soon as that puck hit the ice all hell broke loose!  Not how, I am certain, he envisioned his team beginning their game on Hockey Day in Canada 2014!  There is a part of me who can understand his lividness, since he probably thinks of his players a bit like his kids and wants to protect them a bit from silly publicity stunts pulled by a team like the Flames who are having a not so pretty season.  But his trying to get to the other teams locker room during the first intermission was a line he should not have crossed no matter how mad he was.  Not only that, but holy cow, he would have been destroyed by a number of Calgary's fighters had they jumped in to defend their coach!  That's like walking into prison and trying to take on Bubba before breakfast! And John is the coach of a team doing quite well this year, he makes tons of money, and is supposed to be their leader.  Gotta keep it in check when you are the coach, and in situations such as these, it is extremely hard to do, or not do in John's case (yikes)~!

What point am I driving at here you might be asking, and why is a stay at home mom writing about these two guys?  First, it shows us what NOT to do even if we don't make millions playing ball or coaching.  Don't waste your twenty seconds of fame bragging on yourself because it doesn't go over well, and when you are a leader of anything from your kids girl scout troop to the coach of the company ball  team...be just that, a leader AKA someone worth following when it matters most! Now here's my advice for both Richard and John, get yourself a little sunshine fix and smarten up!!! And as for me, I will just be glad none of my "finest moments" have been captured on camera to be played over and over on ESPN highlights or Youtube.  And for that reason alone today, I will smile and just move on ;)