"The Decision"....the right way

So......how come I am so much more impressed and enthusiastic about watching Cliff Lee and the 3 other studs in the Phillies rotation take on all comers during this year's baseball season than I was and have been watching LeBron et. al pound the hardwood with his South Beach Sweethearts? Call me cynical and old fashioned but "The Decision" was an obvious PR disaster as was the Wade, James, Bosh pep rally a couple days after. Maturity, perhaps or better advisers in Cliff's ear but it seems implausible to envision Cliff Lee holding court with Jim Gray in a prime time ESPN special to announce that he was taking his "talents to south Philly". The optics of that are just impossible to digest. Possibly it was Lee's decision to spurn the Yankees that adds something to his decision, for once , it seems, MLB's Kingpins did not get the services of the most attractive player on the market. Yet, Lee did not return to Texas either and has not received the same criticism that LeBron did for choosing not to stay in Cleveland, an indication that James' presence in Ohio took on substantially more importance not only as the poster boy player but civic standard bearer as well. The Rangers did just complete a World Series appearance and are the home of America's Team and a surging group of NBA Mavericks so Lee's decision to leave Texas does not seem to be the same community death blow that James' departure from Cleveland was. The simple fact remains though I find myself eagerly
anticipating the Phillies march through 162 games this year whereas I was, like so many others, rubbing my hands together with the notion that LeBron James and the Heat would find some serious obstacles on their way if only because of the trumped up, over the top, bigger than the game spectacle that was "The Decision."