Comments on: Sizzlin’!

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:07:37 +0000

Rose’s original admission was that he never bet on his own team. When that was refuted, he said he only bet on his team to win.

As for the steroid guys, if there’s admission or iron-clad proof in the form of a conviction, you take those things into consideration. Absent those two things, though, you shouldn’t. This “he said, she said” or “look how big he got” or “he hit 70 home runs but had never hit more than 50 previously” stuff is just speculation or plain old suspicion. It should not be considered. Have no fear, though. The Baseball Writers Association of America are made up the snobbiest baseball people on Earth. They’ll have no trouble basing their votes on rumors.

By: The Great White Shank

The Great White Shank — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:37:35 +0000

Maybe ESPN.com’s Buster Olney is right - put them in the Hall, but lay out on their plaque the good, the bad, and the ugly.

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4360613&name=olney_buster&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fespn%2fblog%2findex%3fentryID%3d4360613%26name%3dolney_buster

By: Dave Richard

Dave Richard — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:35:08 +0000

Rob, my understanding on Pete Rose is that he never bet on games while he was a player, only a manager, and never bet on his team’s games. I might be wrong on that, but that is what I remember about his betting.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:18:09 +0000

I think what Rose did was infinitely worse than what the alleged steroid users did. He’s where he belongs. Outside looking in. He bet on his own team on some days. Did he manage differently on those days than on other days? I think so, others think not. There will always be doubt. Gambling is prohibited. Everyone in MLB knows it. He has no excuse.

By: Dave E.

Dave E. — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:21:22 +0000

It’s looking very likely that we will not see 90 degrees here in the Twin Cities this July. That’s not unprecedented, but usually we get about a week of 90+ weather this month.

I’m glad you liked the Apollo stuff. I had fun compiling it. And thanks for keeping Mom in your thoughts, I’ve been waiting for the all clear to update. She’s back home and doing well, but the all clear hasn’t come. Nothing major or life threatening, but some things still haven’t come back 100%.

So it wasn’t me going crazy when it came to those comments. That was the strangest thing. I left a comment and it appeared to have posted. I came back a couple of days later and it was gone, so I posted another. After that one posted I could see all of them again. Then, when I went back into the post from the main page, they were gone again. Sorry, I meant to shoot you an email on that.

By: Jana

Jana — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:41:20 +0000

It is going to be a chilly 87 degrees here on the creek and full of your beloved humidity. I suggest you get your pan fried beeee-hind outta that oven of a city and haul it on back here. The humidity is calling you and Tracey.

We are on the verge of a record breaking month of not reaching 90 degrees for the entire month. Don’t ya miss livin’ here???

By: Dave Richard

Dave Richard — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:20:16 +0000

I’m with you on the Pete Rose eligibility thing, bro. Even though I hear that the old timers and many on that committee don’t see eye-to-eye with you and me.

In addition, I also fully agree with Gerry Callahan’s opinion on the “juice boys” ability to get in.

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view.bg?articleid=1187469&srvc=next_article