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Thursday, January 11, 2007

Baseballs Hall of Fame?

Could you?  Would you?  Should you?  How?  Why?

These are all the questions I'm asking myself about Barry Bonds getting into, or NOT getting to the Hall of Fame. He has been implicated in Steroid use. Now he has failed a test (or 2) for amphetamine use.  He has claimed ignorance both times saying he didnt know what it was. Well ok even if you believe him, does he, as an overall person, belong in the Hall? As a player he is a cheat & as a person he is mean, selfish and standoffish ( likeTy Cobb) AT BEST!.. He is racist ( like Ty Cobb also), and maybe criminal (drug use)( Ty Cobb also? dont know).
Having said that, he sounds just like another Hall of Famer - Ty Cobb. Ok but Ty Cobb didnt as far as we know use any performance enhancing stuff. What about Pete Rose? He's arguably being kept out of the Hall because hes a cheat and a liar.  What of Mark McGuire? Hes been accused of cheating also, but all he's ever been "caught" with were LEGAL over the counter stuff, easily bought (at the time) in any health food store and used by many athletes. Yet in the latest Hall vote, a clear message was sent to him and other who are "suspect". 
And what of Major League Baseballs complicity in "cheating"?  There are claims that baseballs in previous year were "doctored" in that they were made to different specifications than "normal."  Medical quality computer imaging tests were performed that appeared to prove the accusations.
So what of Americas favorite pastime? Is it tarnished?  Who is to blame?  Who is responsible?  Is it the greedy owners for paying too much, throwing heaps of money at players and then demanding and rightfully expecting herculean performances?  Is it the players fault striving to be the best (and hence the highest paid) at all costs?  Or is it the fans fault?  The American fans, always demanding more, never satisfied, the great(?) American way. Just as todays car, Tv, computer and much of everything else is outdated by  tommorrow,  such is how we view and treat our athletes and other icons. Here today, gone tomorrow, wouldnt you do all that you could to survive and thrive rather than shrivel and die? 
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1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I PERSONALLY DONT THINK HE SHOULD BE IN THE HALL OF FAME. HE OR ANYONE ELSE THAT DOES OR HAS DONE THIS IN MY VIEW, IS CHEATING. GIVE US BACK THE OLD TIME PLAYERS LIKE MAYS, MANTLE AND YOGI.

1/12/2007 6:44 AM  

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