finally, baseball gOt it right
amid all of the self-righteousness, disappointment and schadenfreude that erupted when manuel ramirez was suspended for rubbing hisself with female ointment, wayward o believes an important point went un-emphasized:
baseball now has effective drug policy
this, friends of the sport, is the day we've been waiting for at least seven years and possibly longer.
an effective drug policy with consequences may not remove the temptation to try performance-enhancing drugs, but it will periodically remind the public and the players that, like other leagues, baseball cheaters face the risk of being outed and the collateral risks of losing millions in salary; losing any shot at HoF; and losing playing time.
in a society awash with illegal drugs that's really all you can ask for.
OMG! Wayward O almost forgot. Blog received very nice e-mail this week from Tom Sedlacek who is PR guy for BOWIE BASEBALL BAYSOX and he wants everyone to know that THURSDAY NIGHT is Rock Paper Scissors Nite at Prince George's Stadium!
So go play some RoChamNattyBo and cheer on Bay Sox!!! Tell 'em Wayward O sent you and get a FREE ....... a FREE ....... a FREEEEEEEEEE .....
nope. you get nothing free.
this, friends of the sport, is the day we've been waiting for at least seven years and possibly longer.
an effective drug policy with consequences may not remove the temptation to try performance-enhancing drugs, but it will periodically remind the public and the players that, like other leagues, baseball cheaters face the risk of being outed and the collateral risks of losing millions in salary; losing any shot at HoF; and losing playing time.
in a society awash with illegal drugs that's really all you can ask for.
OMG! Wayward O almost forgot. Blog received very nice e-mail this week from Tom Sedlacek who is PR guy for BOWIE BASEBALL BAYSOX and he wants everyone to know that THURSDAY NIGHT is Rock Paper Scissors Nite at Prince George's Stadium!
So go play some RoChamNattyBo and cheer on Bay Sox!!! Tell 'em Wayward O sent you and get a FREE ....... a FREE ....... a FREEEEEEEEEE .....
nope. you get nothing free.
Labels: arOund the big leagues
posted by the wayward o at
8:57 AM
3 Comments:
well put. although maybe manny just failed to go through the usual checklist of all the simple tings you do to beat drug tests.
Sorry to beat a dead horse, but I still believe that cheating to WIN (steroids, etc) isn't as bad as cheating to LOSE (A-Rod tipping pitches; Manny dogging it in Boston). Time will tell, but in the end throwing the game is still the worst offense.
Anti-competitive intent is far worse sin in baseball terms than trying to get an edge.
As for Hans's theory that Manny got careless: I have no idea how they do their 'cycles.' It's certainly possible. Still -- it's a steep price Manny will pay.
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