Straight from The On Deck Circle by Blake Murphy “Don’t Hate The Player…,” named after former five-time (five-time, five-time, five-time, five-time!) WCW Champion Booker T’s old catch phrase, “Don’t hate the player, hate the game!” is a segment where I shine a little light on a good player that maybe wouldn’t otherwise get that light.Now, I know you would have all guessed, after reading that introduction, that Eric Hinske would be the inaugural feature of the almost-named Eric Hinske Thursdays You would be wrong. What the cutoff line should be for the amount of physical competition is anyone's guess But I think Tiger qualifies. . That's entertainment, to quote the folks in Hollywood. I would say that what constitutes a sport is a physical competition that requires a tremendous effort to fully master. It should also be something you never do while drinking alcohol, which would seem to eliminate golf.But there's no drinking on the PGA tour, at least not on the course. But what defines the level of the physicality of a sport?If it were merely hand and eye coordination and a level of physical skill, a prestidigitator would qualify But I don't see a contest between magicians as being sport.

The level of effort and skill required are sufficient to justify the designation.No, competition is one part Another part is the physical part. Anything Homer Simpson endorses as a favorite activity can't possibly be a sport."What about golf?" you might be asking In my opinion, golf does qualify as a sport. Sitting in a bar or casino eating, drinking, and playing a game isn't sports.Bowling seems more of a social event than a sport, and I wouldn't consider it one. There is some effort involved but not too much. They're just games. All require concentration, good hand and eye coordination, and physical skill.

There's no real effort involved.So let's look at other ‘bar’ events like pool, darts, ping-pong, and shuffleboard. Sitting in front of a TV screen punching buttons isn't a sport. It's a game.  Poker requires concentration, good hand and eye coordination, and an element of luck.Ditto for video games. How does one define what constitutes a sport?Is it merely the spirit of competition that ABC's Wide World of Sports used as their byline in searching the globe for interesting competition to report? Is it something more? Is it the level of physical activity involved? Or is it something else entirely?I think that competition is only part of the equation For instance, I wouldn't consider Poker a sport Some people might consider it so, but it isn't. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http:// CorporationGerald Brock, Business Wire 2009. Allforward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release andthe Company undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. Many of theserisks and uncertainties are discussed in the Company`s Annual Report on Form10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Securitiesand Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and in any subsequent reports filed withthe SEC, all of which are available at the SEC`s website at Theseinclude without limitation: the risk that the Company`s technology and productsmay not achieve market acceptance; and, risks of contract performance.