tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com - 11/23/2007
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To me, it is absurd. I always laugh when people talk about the clause in HOF voting about character, integrity and sportsmanship. Allow me an analogy, up to very recently certain statistical baselines generally guaranteed a spot in the Heroes Gallery whether it is 3000 hits, 500 HR or 300 wins. So then, what is the baseline for ‘character, integrity and sportsmanship’? Ty Cobb was not only a ...
Baseball’s fiscal succubi …
tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com 11/23/2007 — Where have I seen this before? Yup, MLB’s Ren and Stimpy are at it again--brand new crap, same old sphincter(s). Jeffrey Loria and David “can’t see the lawn for the blades of grass” Samson are taking their second club to Puerto Rico (what is it about Loria and RICO anyway?) as a ploy to get into the pants of the politicos in South Florida. Get those naughty (and frankly disturbing) thoughts ...
Recommended reading...
tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com 11/23/2007 — The fact that Selig re-released it is meaningless since it was not collectively bargained. The reason no player was disciplined for steroid use is because there was no basis for doing so. There was no rule that stated in no uncertain terms that PED usage would result in sanction. It is the reason Congress took an interest in MLB’s drug policy. The agreement in 2002 regarding steroids was the ...
How the mighty have fallen...
tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com 11/23/2007 — The players need another Marvin Miller. The MLBPA and certain player agents have become the new team owners and GM’s of the post Messersmith/McNally era--they have too much control over where free agents decide to play and that is so very wrong. Soon a salary cap will come to baseball and quite possibly NFL-type non-guaranteed contracts unless the union pulls itself together. It is time for ...
Holy flurping snit!...
tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com 11/23/2007 — At the same time, I feel a little guilty since I’m forced to depersonalize human beings into bits of news. Whether folks deserve what happens or not, it doesn’t change that lives are going to be affected. Some may enjoy seeing players get their comeuppance whether it’s Barry Bonds or Alex Rodriguez, but in the case of Bonds both friends and family will feel the fallout as well--and not just ...
This and that…
tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com 11/23/2007 — The MVP will always be an award based on both objective and subjective criteria; it will never lose the human element. WARP1 will tell you who had the best season statistically, however the award has never been based on that. For every Dick Allen there will be a Willie Stargell and for every Albert Belle there will be a Kirby Puckett. All will have nice numbers but not all of them were ...
BONDS HAS BUDDY PROBLEM —
NY Post: Sports 11/23/2007
SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds' penchant for turning longtime friends into bitter enemies might come back to hurt him in at least two significant ways at trial. First, there's Steve Hoskins. He was once Bonds' closest friend and served as best man at...
Childhood friend poses problem for Bonds —
FOXSports.com News for MLB 11/23/2007
Barry Bonds' penchant for turning longtime friends into bitter enemies might come back to hurt him in at least two significant ways at trial.
Steve Hoskins was once Bonds' closest friend and served as best man at the slugger's first wedding.
Then, ...
Harvey hoping for election to Hall —
Major League Baseball News 11/23/2007
Doug Harvey, 77, is one of three umpires and seven former managers under consideration by the Veterans Committee for a place in the Hall of Fame. Harvey was an umpire of such great authority that players, managers, coaches and even executives in the ...
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