tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post5740647616656700385..comments2023-06-17T08:53:42.643-04:00Comments on ShysterBall: Wonderboy!Craig Calcaterrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-33313356720322772612007-09-07T22:46:00.000-04:002007-09-07T22:46:00.000-04:00I think you're right about St. Louis. After all, B...I think you're right about St. Louis. After all, Barry is still well-regarded in the Bay Area. And heck, maybe you're right overall. <BR/><BR/>But there's got to be some reason why Barry is the devil and anyone else who has PED-connections seems to get a pass. I don't buy race simply because I give 21st century humanity a bit more credit than to be that crass and obvious.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps it is jerk vs. non-jerk, but McGwire gets crap too, and he was never thought of as a jerk until the roid stuff came out, so that doesn't seem to work.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's record-breaker vs. non-record breaker. We care about it only to the extent we think the PED use sullies the books, otherwise, eh.<BR/><BR/>I think it either has to be that, or else it has to be the destruction of narrative. I suppose Ankiel will be the test case. If he gets a pass like you say he will, then it's probably only about records or, to a lesser extent, Barry-hate. If he's raked over the coals, it's because sportswriters, who are suckers for good stories, felt, well, suckered.Craig Calcaterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-82464479030131193062007-09-07T21:32:00.000-04:002007-09-07T21:32:00.000-04:00Shyster, you and I are usually in complete harmony...Shyster, you and I are usually in complete harmony, but I've got to disagree with you: People are so attached to this Ankiel story — particularly in St. Louis — that they'll endeavor to cast this in the best possible light. <BR/><BR/>I've got a blog bet that he gets cast as a sypathetic, "just trying to save his career" kinda guy, and he gets a total pass. I don't know what the actual bet would be, but I'll bet nonetheless.Dieselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736353413710315191noreply@blogger.com