Stay in Your Seats Please

There was a day when streaking was something to spice up a sporting event. Who could forget the Anna Kournikova streaker at Wimbledon? That was well planned, a good play on a marketing slogan, and it was perfect timing at a widely televised sporting event.

A catchy slogan which a streaker used to his advantage

But streaking has become a lost art these days. Too many people aren't showing enough skin, there isn't great timing, the planning and execution is just poor, and there just isn't something that has wowed us lately. The act of streaking has become too much about the streaker, and less about the level of entertainment. Yes, eyes are supposed to be focused on you, but give us something to watch. You're supposed to be a refreshing break of entertainment from a sporting event that I paid to come see, so don't just be a drunk fool. If I wanted to watch a drunk guy at a sporting event I would much rather google Joe Namath's interview with Suzy Kolber on Monday Night Football.

All I'm saying is if you feel compelled to get out of your seat and streak onto a professional playing field ask this question before you do- What are you bringing to the table? Or in this case, what are you bringing to the game? If it is nothing more than drunken figure eights trying to avoid the security guard, then spare us and stay in your seats. Besides, these days everyone is getting involved to stop the streakers, and that has become more entertaining than the streaking itself.

Until next time, this is the Berg just trying to stay relevant.