Posted on 03/07/2006 11:28:47 AM PST by NormsRevenge
Yeah, this thing couldn't have happened to a "nicer" guy! Barry Bonds has always been an _ss. I can't wait to forget him!
I have a personal friend who tried for years to make an NFL cheerleading squad. More for resume' building purposes that any childish fantasies about being a cheerleader. She tried and was cut 4 or 5 years in a row. She tried a sixth time, made the cut and "started" every game for 3 years. ("Started" meaning she made the performing squad for every game. The cheer squads have starters and reserves just like the team.) The difference? She got a boob job. She could always dance circles around her competitors, but it took a pair of 36 D's to make it.
Why?
It's clear Bonds will cry this s a white racist plot to deny a black athlete his due recognition....
Semper Fi
Well, that's why I said let them juice. Let everyone juice if they want to.
That dows bring up an interesting question, though: since Ruth, and probably quite a few others, were using an illegal substance, should their numbers be tossed out?
Absolutely...and there is something unseemly about the race to distance themselves from the men whose backs they rode.
It's really a shame. I used to love ML Baseball. My wife and I started dating the year the Braves made their first run to the Series in 1991. We went to dozens of games. She gave up, mostly, after the 94 strike. I gave up when they averted the strike in 02 (I think) by sticking their head in the sand and postponing the hard choices until later. Couple AOL's ownership of the Braves and this drug debacle and Baseball is an abject disaster. And Bud Selig has been at the helm the whole time. Un-freaking-believable...
Hmmmm............scribble scribble..............and her name & address would be........? For verification purposes only..........?
"Since Baseball is entertainment and the show is put on by paid performers, why do we really care if they juice up? "
Because these a$$ clowns are sending a message to our kids that you have to cheat to compete.
Even by your usual acerbic standards, that was classic.
You'd have to care about the sport to understand. It's in large part about tradition and history and where your favorite players stack up not just against today's players but against the great players of yesteryear. Hence it's a matter of cheating. I could care less about the long term health impact to Barry Bonds. A few more health problems and fewer kids might be inclined to follow in such heroic footsteps.
If this is really what most baseball fans want, then they should pretty much hate MLB right now. It seems like MLB is doing alright for itself, though.
40 games shorter? How do you figure that? Regular seasons were 152-154 games a year for a long while untli they expanded to 162 in 1961. Now, the playoffs have gotten longer but at most they are 12 games longer (5 divisional and 7 LCS).
We ALL know THAT cannot be a TRUE statement, BECAUSE BLACKS CANNOT EVER BE PREJUDICE. Only WHITES can be. It is a rule the liberals have put in. SO, WE KNOW that Bonds is telling us the truth (wink-wink). Sure. Oh, by the way, I have this bridge in Brooklyn if anyone is interested.
Oh man. perspective ? at FR.. ;-]
Sometimes it seems all we deal with is invective here.
What next, Ultimate fighters steroided out of the minds ?
Shouldn't women also be afforded the full range of pursuits and supplements to achieve success, regardless the risks to health?
I appreciate the provocative angle of your comments. Thanks..
"And, assuming that players all agree to just go ahead and use steroids if they want to, where is the bad example?"
Where does it end? Kids in Jr High now think they have to juice up to compete. If everyone in the big leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL) is juiced, then those coming in will have to be juiced to make it and the kids who have played it staight lose out. It becomes a vicious cycle with no end and bad consequences.
The season was 154 games long when Ruth played. PLAYOFFS and WORLD SERIES numbers DO NOT COUNT on a players yearly totals or career numbers. Never have. NONE of Ruth's 714 were world series dingers, only regular season.
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