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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Murray Chass: ARE RED SOX REELING ALREADY?

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posted 1 week ago by bobm to chb, david ortiz, pinata, red sox, steroids | 13 comment(s)

Shaughnessy is too good to have to invent anything. He neither invented anything in this instance nor accused Ortiz of using steroids and their cousins. What he did was take his skepticism and his curiosity, good traits for a newspaperman to have, and ask Ortiz about steroids. Ortiz’s responses did not indicate anger of being accused of wrong doing.

I would compare the Ortiz column to the columns I have written about Mike Piazza and my suspicions about his possible use of steroids. I ...

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1. Knock on any Iorg posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:50 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

@tangotiger: Straight Arrow reader: "Football HOF finalists released today. No discussion whatsoever by the media about PEDs." #Hypocrisy

USA Today says [Ray] Lewis tallied a team-high 15 tackles in his second week back in action after tearing his triceps in October. His speedy recovery, a marvel in itself...

Yes, truly a marvel. How DID he do it?

2. Double-Spin Mechanic posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:38 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

He prayed - conspicuously. Then, he did a dance that included a throat-cutting gesture and everyone cheered.

Wait - what was the question?

3. Bad Fish posted on January 13, 2013 at 01:45 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The OJ, no doubt.

4. salajander posted on January 13, 2013 at 01:46 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I think the key quote is

But there are few worse crimes for a museum than whitewashing history, which is what leaving them out entirely would amount to.

Amen.

5. McCoy Wilfong for Money posted on January 13, 2013 at 01:49 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Except being honored by the Hall of Fame is different than being in the museum. Barry Bonds is in the museum. Roger Clemens is in the museum. The museum isn't pretending that Clemens or Bonds don't exist by not choosing to honor them. The Hall of Fame is an award/prize/honor. If they don't wish to give Bonds a prize that is their prerogative.

6. Srul Itza posted on January 13, 2013 at 01:52 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

They're in the museum. They are not in the Hall, which is a separate issue.

Can we not go through this every time that comes up, as we do with Pete Rose?

The museum records baseball history, including Pete Rose, the Black Sox, and Barry Bonds.

The Hall confers a self-declared "high honor" based on whatever standard the current BBWAA consensus and/or Veterans Committee(s) are currently applying.

EDIT -- OR WHAT McCoy said.

7. Jack Carter, calling Beleaguered Castle posted on January 13, 2013 at 03:33 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

At least Mr Abreu can claim he was trying to avoid an injury that would have harmed his club even more than failing to catch the ball would. In contrast, the likes of Mr Berkman prioritised their own well-being long after retirement over their teams’ imperative to win now.

Now, that's funny.

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