I picked this picture for the blog for one reason and one reason alone... And no it's not because I really enjoy a nice dance to "YMCA," it's because I'm asking why when you have everything in the world handed down to you, and you are in the spotlight, why do you have to screw everything you possibly can up??? It's not just him either, there's 104 other guys out there doing this too... And for what??? What advantage do you get by popping or injecting roids? You can hit a ball out of the park and your arms and torso can look freakishly different from the rest of your body, how cool are you? You don't see Olympic sports professionals doing this stuff, at least not on the level that these baseball players are doing it...When you look at the sport when Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth and Pete Rose and all of the players of America's past time that could go far too long to list, you see a passion, a love of the game, something that showed how much they really wanted to play... I recall an old "Saved By The Bell" episode (college years of course) when Zach meets some professional football player quarterback that makes a ton of money, and doesn't care much about football, but rather the money... Well, Mike (The R.A. of the dorm and former teammate to said jackass) makes a very valid point. He said "you know it's funny, he still gets to play a sport that he only cares about the money for, and I'd play just to play the game again..." Interesting analysis, even for a player from the 49er's... You think any of these guys in today's game would play for something like $45,000/year? Sorry to break it to you sweetheart, but I HIGHLY doubt it, but I think that would bring out the true talented players that play for the love of the game...
The thing that I love about today's players is that you're almost more likely to run into a juicer on every team than a non-juicer. Players like Ken Griffey Jr., sorry, but I just don't care about him... I wish he'd retire and stop wasting my time... My true opinion of him, HE SUCKS! He was the worst investment Cincinnati ever made, but oh well, we made it, spent a shit-ton of money, and now we're paying for it... Regardless of how I feel and now that I got that out, Ken Griffey Jr. is an example of a player that only plays for the money, but when you look at Pete Rose, Ken Griffey Sr. (all hometown players I know, better and easier for reference), you see a true passion for just the game... Those guys played just to play... I'm sure they'd be playing softball together still if they could (if they weren't in retirement homes/assisted living homes)...
My number one problem, to be completely honest with you, is that a player like Pete Rose that never threw a game for a bet, and never bet on his team (proven), but because he bet on the game of baseball, he'll never be allowed to be in the Hall of Fame, but players that are juicing and using performance enhancers are shew-in's! Garbage if you ask me! Although I have to admit that baseball is becoming more and more of a dirty game, and by that I mean, gloves, bat, pitches, steroids, etc... But if you're going to let these roid popping, incredible hulk like pansy's into the Hall of Fame, then put down the gate on the way in so that Pete Rose can join too, because they deserve it more than any player in the game today... We'll See Ya!
4,503 people aren't going to attend Opening Day until Pete Rose is in the Hall of Fame because of this blog...
