Faster than a speeding bullitt, more powerful than a locomotive....Here are your SARASOTA ROLLER GIRLS  http://www.sarasotarollergirls.com/ !!!  And Saturday night the SRG's have their inaugural bout against the Ft. Myers Derby Girls at the Stardust Event Center.  Finally Sarasota has a sports team that the area can truly be proud of, get behind, and root for!  Why am I so excited, and you should be?   PASSION!!!!!.......

These girls have a true passion, a sincere love for their game and how they play. In this day and age of million dollar bonus babies, and whinney crybaby pro athletes, it's really refreshing to see a group of athletes take to their arena because they LOVE to PLAY their SPORT!  And that's what you get with The Sarasota Roller Girls. A group of dedicated athletes, who finance themselves (and roller derby equipment ain't cheap) put in the practice time at their own expense, and have put together a high quality team.....Now in my lifetime, I've seen professional sports spiral down the shameful road of greed.  Free agency, ticket prices sky rocket, and as Seinfield has said, all you end up doing is rooting for a uniform, because the players change teams so often, ala baseball....Now, how did I come to learn of these girls???

A while back, they were promoting themselves (yes they take the time to meet their fans) at a local club.  After their promo-event they wandered into my favorite watering hole.  At first I thought all my dreams had come true, seeing all these women enter the bar in their black and hot pinks.  But after speaking with a few of them I realized just how serrious for their sport they were.  Then in my semi-stupor, I mockingly challenged to get by Redneck Ophelia and she did what any pro would do, knocked me on my ass!  My wife would have been proud of the way she did that, and at that point I knew I would be a fan.  And so should YOU!!! Check out their website and stop by to see their bout on 11/14 at the Stardust.  Matybe you remember roller derby from the past, but I guarantee The Sarasota Roller Girls will be a team worth rooting for in the future!        11/13/09