Baseball Hall of Fame

Should Major League Baseball allow steroid users into the Hall of Fame? No, Says Sam Smith.

Posted on 2014.01.29 by winterSmith 8 comments

Part 2 of a series. How can we honor athletes for cheating and then talk to our children about honesty and integrity with a straight face? Matt Record’s post yesterday arguing that Major League Baseball should admit steroid users to the Hall of Fame gets a lot of things right. For instance: Ty Cobb? Sub-human PoS, no doubt about it.

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AAA-Rod is bigger than the game

Posted on 2007.10.30 by winterSmith 14 comments

It’s always confusing to sports fans, and not a little disappointing, when they encounter great talents with second-rate character. Bobby Knight is a legendary coach but a serial bully who has, on many occasions, deserved a righteous public ass-whipping. Barry Bonds was gifted with first-ballot Hall of Fame skills, but has destroyed his reputation forever thanks to a little problem