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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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Rogues, scandals and the Church of Baseball: S&R honors Babe Ruth

Posted on 2008.03.31 by winterSmith 11 comments

Walt Whitman once said, “I see great things in baseball. It’s our game, the American game. It will repair our losses and be a blessing to us.” You could look it up. – Annie Savoy I’ll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand