I like Don Mattingly.
He was a big hero of mine while he played for the Yankees. I honestly hope he gets into the Baseball Hall of Fame. I just visited there, Cooperstown, and it was incredible. It really is beyond words. Click the image above to see a web site dedicated to getting him elected.
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I really have to wonder what’s in the mind of the marketing moguls in Florida. The Florida Marlins. For the last two years, they have had the lowest attendance in the Major Leagues. In other words, no one is showing up to watch this team play. So, in some twisted sense of logic, the Marlins think that if they get a bunch of fat guys to show up and dance, that somehow MORE people will show up.
I’m betting that the fat guys will bring a few friends, but the rolls of fat will likely make more people stay away. I know I’d be staying far, far away from that stadium. And this from a league that’s trying to remain family-friendly?
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It just doesn’t look right. Have you seen him? Joe Torre NOT dressed in Yankees attire. Weird.
What’s worse, I think I’m going to have to try and keep up with the Dodgers. Not only are they way away on the west coast, they’re a National League team. Yikes! Not so much because of Torre, but I REALLY can’t imagine Don Mattingly in blue! He’s currently listed as “Special Assignments Coach.” I don’t know why he’s not listed as “Manager, New York Yankees.” Oh well, I like Girardi plenty! I thought he was really classy when he played for the Yankees. But geez, to pass over Mattingly?
Oh well, it will soon be time for the game to begin again! Maybe I can catch the Dodgers when they come to play the Braves…
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Oh Happy Day! I’m very glad to see Goose Gossage inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame (Career Stats). I remember watching him play for the Yankees. That mustache was something else! Career strikeouts per nine innings: 7.47. That means he was going to strike someone out nearly every inning he pitched. Career ERA: 3.01. Wow. And as many have mentioned, his 310 saves were when you had to throw more than one pitch to get a save!
Congratulations, Goose!
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Well it’s been a couple days now and the fallout continues. In case you really don’t keep up with sports or the news, I’ll tell you what all the hubub is about — some Major League Baseball players used steroids. Some report named about 70 players (a few current, many former) who “had contact” with “growth-enhancing” drugs. I’m shocked. Just shocked, I tell you. Mostly I’m shocked that it’s only 70 players.
Do you know how many people are associated with Major League Baseball? There’s 30 teams at the Major League level. Each team has a 25-man roster. That’s 750 players. Each team also has minor league teams — usually a AAA-team, a AA-team, a single-A team, and a Rookie team. Many teams have more than one team at some of these levels. Each of these teams has at least a 25-man roster (some have many more). That’s at least 3,750 players of Major League Baseball — not including all the staff, coaches, managers, and administrative people. With 70 players out of 3,720, that’s less than TWO percent of all players that “have contact” with “performance-enhancing” drugs.
That sure doesn’t seem like very many to me.
More importantly, I really don’t get it. Who cares? I don’t think anyone, other than the pundits, really cares. Sure, there’s non-stop reporting and interviewing going on now. But I really don’t think the average fan cares. I know I don’t. Then again, I’m also amazed that apparently there’s a lot of people who actually thought there weren’t drugs in baseball.
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Want to know why so few players in the NFL actually get any real respect from people? It’s not because they’re making so much money. It’s not jealousy that they can play a game well. It’s not that they’re physically bigger than most and athletic. It’s because the majority of them are immature, spoiled children — like Samari Rolle.
Samari Rolle is filing an “official complaint” against a referee that is alleged to have called him a “boy.” Now I realize that when you’re 14 or 15, being called a “boy” is a pretty serious insult. When you’re 14 or 15. Samari Rolle is 31 years old. Yes, thirty-one. And he is making an “official complaint” (maybe with a lawsuit later on) about being called a “boy.” Oh, and what’s not mentioned so much is that before the referee said anything, Samari Rolle told the referee, a 53-year old, “You’ve never played football before.” Oh, and the referee? He played in the NFL for 7 years.
In other words, Rolle is saying, “I’m allowed to insult the officials of the game with childish taunts, but if they respond to my infantile name-calling, I’m going to tell my mommy.”
Hey Samari, why don’t you grow up — you’re giving all NFL players a bad reputation.
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