The following was written by my fiancee, Kim. This has been bugging us both for awhile now, and she worded it better than I could and still walk the streets in safety….

Female Sports Commentators: Get Off The Field
by Kim

I am a woman; a woman who happens to like sports. I liked sports long before a sports-loving man came into my life but, due in part to his presence, I am much more cognizant of sports that I ever was before now.

I love my Patriots and have a love/hate/love/hate relationship with my Red Sox dependent upon how much they are screwing up at any point in the season. I have way more baseball knowledge that anything else, but due to my incessant questions on Sunday afternoons and Monday nights, I am improving every week in my quest for football knowledge. I must say, that is partly because of the extreme patience with which those silly, basic questions are received and answered each time I feel the need to ask one. That extreme patience that is nothing short of amazing to me. (Thanks, Bob!)

I consider myself to be fiercely independent. I was a single mother for a long time and have encountered struggles throughout my life that have made me a stronger woman. As a strong woman, I know there are many things I can definitely do. More importantly, I know there are things that I probably shouldn’t even attempt. I shouldn’t be in a dark alley alone at 2 a.m. because I know I am physically unable to strong-arm some man who may be there to harm me. I know I shouldn’t be on the front lines of a battle because my physical limitations would slow down my fellow soldiers putting them in harm’s way. I know my brain does not handle statistics and numbers, as well as that of a number of my male counterparts, which sometimes put me at a disadvantage during technical talk. Most of all, I know I shouldn’t be a sportscaster. (more…)