DE: Did it have to be Monday already?

[bjornwilde]

So not ready for an early day and definitely not ready for work. That one extra beer last night isn't helping matters either.

Anyway, less griping more entertaining. From jjprobert comes this gem (a little late but I think Wimbledon just wrapped up yes?):
It's Wimbledon fortnight. Which means, here in the UK, BBC TV is dominated by coverage of the tennis.

So, Sports: How do your pups feel about professional sports? Do they play sport at any competitive level? Do they just enjoy going for bike rides in the sun (or similar)?

Comments

[sdelmonte]

Let's start with the two pups from eras without pro sports. Gibbs is from before the idea was born. Kirk is from after, sadly. Gibbs is also from before the rise of modern attitudes towards exercise. Kirk, OTOH, is very much an athlete who in his prime could compete in whatever sport you could mention. He ran the Starfleet Academy marathon as both a cadet and an instructor, and is a good swimmer, boxer and wrestler. And yes, an expert horseman.

Charlie never had much use for sports of any sort, and the older he gets the less he likes them. If it were up to him, pro sports would be strictly regulated and sane salary caps would be slapped on all the athletes making millions chasing after balls. And do not get him started about the NCAA. That said, he would be able to hold his own in most Olympic sports, and could probably learn to hit or throw or catch the given ball in a short time.

Howard has only average athletic skill, and is only in good shape because he maintain a non-athletic workout regimen. But he is a big baseball and college football fan, with allegiance to the Detroit Tigers, Cal Tech and Michigan, and most teams in Michigan. He is often on the golf course for business reasons and plays tennis (mixed doubles) for social reasons. He rarely plays to win, though. Better to be a gracious loser with a potential business partner or with his latest woman of interest.

Cy once dreamed of being a pro football player. He can't play anymore, but he still follows the teams in Jump City and at his college.

And Knox...I gave him all my sports love, but more ability than I will ever have. Gotham, in his world, is home to the Mets, Giants, Knicks and Rangers (Metropolis has the other real world NYC teams). He follows all fanatically, with a special love for the bedraggled Mets. He also pays attention to pretty much every sport that is played anywhere, to the point that he will watch the World Cup final every four years and come away wondering what the rest of the world sees in the sports. He has been an active softball player in the Gotham Press League, and is a decent first baseman with surprising home run power.

Lastly, a shout out to all the Brits on Andy Murray's rousing victory. And (as Murray is the first Scotsman to win Wimbeldon) congrats on achieving it without the help of alien blancmonges! (For the Monty Python-impaired, that refers to this.)

[inlovewithwords]

Lois would like to protest on her counterpart's behalf at being stuck with the Yankees in Knox's version of reality.

[jjprobert]

He's not actually the first Scot to win Wimbledon. Harold Mahoney won the championships in 1896...