As a kid I was absolutely fascinated by baseball. You know, back when players made a lot of money. But not ridiculous money. When players started and ended their careers with the same ball club. Before the sizes of players heads literally doubled. When you could truly be a fan of the game. And the history of the game. An the statistics and the records.
Today, after at least a decade of players doping up and setting record breaking* numbers. Just about everyone involved in baseball is being named in a report by former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell. This includes officials in the commissioner’s office, the players’ union, players and club owners. Talk about extreme, in a good way of course. An investigation by Congress might be the only way to clean up baseball.
As a kid I watched countless games. Collected thousands of cards. And could even name just about every player, who they played for, and what position they played. Now, it is nothing more than a bad reality show mixed with a soap opera. I hope that baseball will do the right thing for their fans. You know, the little ones that look up to these professional cheaters.
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