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Newman · 03-02-2007, 10:56 PM

I agree with you BRJ. I wanna like Gammons. I mean he almost died and he loves baseball and he's in the HOF as a writer. He likes rock and roll and can talk about it.

Somehow though, that isn't enough. When someone in his position chooses to be a suck up, to be a shill for the ESPN corporation, or the Red Sox corporation, and just sell the game, look the other way at the steroid abuse, bury your head in the sand, never ask a hard question, well, it's hard to respect that and it IS time to retire.

I listen to some of these younger espn hosts, like John Seibel, and just shake my head. He calls ballplayers "entertainers", and admits that he doesn't care if they take steroids or not. He just wants to see the long home runs.

I know a lot of people on this site feel the same way.

Hell, it's just steroids. Hgh. It's their bodies. What's the big deal?

Athletes always look for an edge. In NASCAR someone tried to put jet fuel in the gas tank but somehow got caught.

I assume all football players in the NFL are on steroids. But I didn't grow up as a huge football fan. Not like I am with baseball.

That's why when people like Joe Morgan and Peter Gammons defend Barry Bonds, or ignore the steroids question, that almost hurts the most. Most of us here, except for The Incredible, had no shot at being MLB players. Some of us can write. I'd like to think some of us would have the courage to ask the hard questions like why do you take steroids, who else is taking them, when did you stop beating your wife.

The whole thing is depressing. Bonds is 22 homers away. What will Bud Selig do? What will Hank Aaron say? What will Joe Morgan, Dan Patrick, Keith Olbermann, Peter Gammons say? What will Kruk say?

03-02-2007, 10:56 PM	#24 (permalink)
Newman Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Aurora Posts: 528	I agree with you BRJ. I wanna like Gammons. I mean he almost died and he loves baseball and he's in the HOF as a writer. He likes rock and roll and can talk about it. Somehow though, that isn't enough. When someone in his position chooses to be a suck up, to be a shill for the ESPN corporation, or the Red Sox corporation, and just sell the game, look the other way at the steroid abuse, bury your head in the sand, never ask a hard question, well, it's hard to respect that and it IS time to retire. I listen to some of these younger espn hosts, like John Seibel, and just shake my head. He calls ballplayers "entertainers", and admits that he doesn't care if they take steroids or not. He just wants to see the long home runs. I know a lot of people on this site feel the same way. Hell, it's just steroids. Hgh. It's their bodies. What's the big deal? Athletes always look for an edge. In NASCAR someone tried to put jet fuel in the gas tank but somehow got caught. I assume all football players in the NFL are on steroids. But I didn't grow up as a huge football fan. Not like I am with baseball. That's why when people like Joe Morgan and Peter Gammons defend Barry Bonds, or ignore the steroids question, that almost hurts the most. Most of us here, except for The Incredible, had no shot at being MLB players. Some of us can write. I'd like to think some of us would have the courage to ask the hard questions like why do you take steroids, who else is taking them, when did you stop beating your wife. The whole thing is depressing. Bonds is 22 homers away. What will Bud Selig do? What will Hank Aaron say? What will Joe Morgan, Dan Patrick, Keith Olbermann, Peter Gammons say? What will Kruk say?