July 20 08
I know, got to spend less time listening to Hendrix. My point is this: If the defenders of baseball’s collective morality have protected us from Barry Bonds by not letting him play, what has been preserved?
And at what cost?
Are there any fewer players using performance enhancing drugs because Bonds hasn’t stepped onto the diamond? If […]
May 8 08
From the Empty Gesture Department…
Major League Baseball has announced a special draft of surviving Negro League veterans. Teams will draft survivors, pay their expenses to Disney World (honestly), and give them a stipend. The idea is to symbolically make amends for that bit of unpleasantness which denied African-Americans the right to play in the big […]
By Curt
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Also tagged Buck O'Neill, Bud Selig, Disney, draft, Gary Sheffield, Generation, Josh Gibson, Latin, Manley, MLB, NFL, Orioles, Pirates, score, Sheffield
March 21 08
340 AB 28 HR 66 RBI 132 BB 5 SB .277
Barry Bonds at 42 put up that stat line. At 43 he is out of work.
Why?
Not because of his age, but his disposition and depositions. Not because he can’t still play, but because his life has become a […]
By Curt
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Also tagged , Atlanta, Barry Bonds, Bread and Circuses, Cardinals, David Delluci, Detroit, Dudski, Fox Blogger, Foxsports Blogger, Indian, Jacque, Johnny Rivers, Matt Diaz, RedSox, Ricky WIlliams, sports, Tony LaRussa