It always amazes me when people use the word "heroes" for professional athletes. Admiring their skill and ability is one thing, but thinking of them as "heroes" makes no more sense than when some folks do the same for movie actors or rock stars, etc. I think of heroes as people who accomplished great things, often at their own expense such as many who have been awarded the Medal of Honor. Or who took great risks for an important cause, such as many of the Founding Fathers who put their personal fortunes, their reputations and even their lives at risk to stand up against British tyranny. A former boyfriend of my oldest granddaughter was the direct descendant of one of the 188 who died at the Alamo (not one of the famous names like Crockett or Travis or Bowie, and sadly I can't recall the name at this moment}. Those men, who could have fled before Santa Ana's army arrived, but chose to stay and face certain death in their cause of Texas independence, were true heroes and not just because they could hit a baseball better than most.
