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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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42: A Tribute to Jackie Robinson

Posted on 1997.04.15 by winterSmith Leave a comment

I try to avoid getting teary-eyed about This Great Land in Which We Live. We all know the United States has tremendous shortcomings, and it seems like our every success only reminds us of ten more problems which have not been adequately addressed. Tonight, though, we saw a remarkable moment, and for a few seconds between innings at Shea Stadium