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For those on the late bus (like me), it’s been revealed that Roger Clemens may have had an “inappropriate relationship” with country singer Mindy McCready while she was under the age of 18. Clemens denied any wrongdoing through his attorneys, but McCready told The New York Times “I cannot refute anything in the story,” from her home in Nashville, Tenn.
I never thought there would be a baseball player who would willingly trade places with Barry Bonds, but I’m sure Roger would GLADLY step into Barry’s oversized cranium nowadays.
In tribute to Roger… I want to dedicate a video from fellow “child aficionado” R. Kelly.. “Hairbraider”..
There’s been a little study floating around for the last day or so stating that only 8.2% of the MLB was African-American. While the number of black players is decreasing, it’s also true for white players. Several factors have contributed to a noticeable rise in Latino athletes in the game.
While watching ESPN’s First Take one of the hosts raised a great question, “Is baseball still America’s game if it’s full of latino players?
Baseball is very popular in spanish speaking countries and GM’s love traveling there to sign players for cheap. If this trend continues for 5, 10, or 15 years, will baseball still be “as American as apple pie”??
Call me cynical, but I can’t see a country of white kids being brought up to idolize guys named “Alfonso Soriano” like they did Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle.
Speak on it…
[Note: I am in no way implying that Latino players diminish the game of baseball. If you took it that way, it was not my intention]
If you’re scanning a sports website or TV channel this week, you’ll see tons of news on the NBA playoffs, or Tiger Woods hurting his poor knee. What you WON’T see is much of any celebration on Ken Griffey Jr. approaching the 600th home run milestone. I believe this is so unfair and hypocritical because Ken Griffey may be the first player in the last 35 years to reach 600 without cheating. He’s being forced to quietly make history in the shadows.
As much negative press ESPN gave Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa for their alleged steroid use, you’d think they would take the initiative and celebrate a man who did things the right way. Griffey isn’t receiving special “home run countdowns” from the worldwide leader in sports. ESPN doesn’t cut into other programs with live at-bats of Ken stepping to the plate.
As much as I watch ESPN, I believe they have to be held accountable for their actions. It makes me absolutely sick to see their analysts gang up, pile on, and turn up their noses at Barry Bonds yet not publicize something positive. They aren’t in the business of promoting or protecting the sanctity of sports, they’re in the business of sensationalizing everything for ratings.
The saddest part of all of this is I’ll be watching Pardon The Interruption tomorrow afternoon like nothing happened. I make myself sick.
BALCO founder Victor Conte is finally ready to tell his side of the story regarding “the steroid era” and the role he played in it. Conte will release BALCO: The Straight Dope on Barry Bonds, Marion Jones and What We Can Do To Save Sports this fall under Skyhorse publishing
This is significant because unlike most of the Mitchell Report, Conte will be able to give first hand accounts of what did and didn’t happen with many athletes. For the last few years, Conte has been proven to be truthful when calling out athletes for taking drugs (namely Marion Jones) so unlike Jose Canseco, we can rest assured there is no ulterior motive for this book.
Conte, in conjunction with co-author Nathan Jendrick, promises to share “the dirt, the drugs, the doses, the names, dates and places, and a ‘prescription’ for a brighter future.”
He promises the “complete truth in its honest, unadulterated and raw form” and says he is “ready to tell the world everything.”
I’ve seen Victor Conte give interviews here on local Bay Area TV stations, and he’s always seemed extremely candid and confident in what he says. Unlike most people involved with steroids and performance enhancing drugs, he doesnt stutter, stammer, and give long pauses when faced with tough questions. Lastly, Victor Conte isn’t scared to speak his mind about how the U.S. gov’t is full of sh-t and plans to do so in ‘the straight dope’.
For those on the late bus (like me), it’s been revealed that Roger Clemens may have had an “inappropriate relationship” with country singer Mindy McCready while she was under the age of 18. Clemens denied any wrongdoing through his attorneys, but McCready told The New York Times “I cannot refute anything in the story,” from her home in Nashville, Tenn.
There’s been a little study floating around for the last day or so stating that only 
If you’re scanning a sports website or TV channel this week, you’ll see tons of news on the NBA playoffs, or Tiger Woods hurting his poor knee. What you WON’T see is much of any celebration on Ken Griffey Jr. 
BALCO founder Victor Conte is finally ready to