tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post2909368262442626828..comments2023-06-17T08:53:42.643-04:00Comments on ShysterBall: Roger Clemens and the Death of Hero WorshipCraig Calcaterrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-22969966875871542962008-02-20T22:45:00.000-05:002008-02-20T22:45:00.000-05:00Yeah that 'anon' was me. My brain is filled with p...Yeah that 'anon' was me. My brain is filled with punk rock lyrics (though I'm not sure the Stranglers qualify).<BR/><BR/>I think there are plenty of heroes in our society, but they are human. Gods aren't heroic, IMO. When you're perfect and immortal, greatness is easy. When you can momentarily rise above your own worst instincts and make a contribution, why should the rest of your life have to be perfect?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-32626921189121287812008-02-20T22:35:00.000-05:002008-02-20T22:35:00.000-05:00anon: Stranglers! Cool!Voros: You got that right...anon: Stranglers! Cool!<BR/><BR/>Voros: You got that right. I only have one hero, and that's Batman. And he's not real (as far as you know).<BR/><BR/>The idea that true heroes exist actually diminishes the accomplishments of men. We're all flawed, many of us tragically so, and when one of us rises above that to do something heroic, it's all the more inspiring.<BR/><BR/>I guess in this way I think of heroism like I think of a two-out double with a man on first. Even if there are no such things as clutch hitters, there sure as hell are clutch hits.Craig Calcaterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-5019481865222582682008-02-20T22:31:00.000-05:002008-02-20T22:31:00.000-05:00Of course Gandhi, King and Mandela were all hardly...Of course Gandhi, King and Mandela were all hardly squeaky clean themselves.<BR/><BR/>The real lesson is our tendency to try and make gods out of mortals to begin with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-38433667616427011462008-02-20T22:28:00.000-05:002008-02-20T22:28:00.000-05:00He got an icepick, that made his ears burn.He got an icepick, that made his ears burn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com