Wednesday, August 08, 2007
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Well, as everyone knows by now, Barry Bonds has broken Aaron's record, but it's tainted, and I find I can't care much at all. I just wish the record could have been broken by someone more likeable and with more integrity: my old hero Carl Yastrzemski, or Frank Robinson, or Cal Ripken, or Ken Griffey, Jr., those genuinely admired and even loved. This article asks, "Where have all the heroes gone?"
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Are you originally from New England? We lived in Springfield Mass for about 5 years and it was then that I started discovering baseball. Yaz was my hero.
Then we moved to Baltimore and I wondered if I could still root for the Red Sox. Of course in 1968 the Orioles were on their way up with Brooks, Frank, Boog and Jim so I became an Orioles' fan without looking back.
I'm a little skeptical of those who make a huge issue of the steroids. Gaylord Perry's in the Hall of Fame and he doctored balls. That Barry Bonds is a jerk is a different matter.
There used to be this very funny Cal Ripken Barry Bonds commercial, though I forget for what. In the end Cal's wearing this outrageous earring and asks Barry if he thinks his father would like it. Or something like that.
Here's a reference to that commercial.
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