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Will baseball ever be the same?
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In the movie 'Field of Dreams', James Earl Jones speaks of the prophecies of baseball and assures us that baseball will always be, and baseball heals all that has been broken.
I, just like so many other faithfuls and lovers to the game, have bought into that since long before the movie came out. Baseball has seen its dark days with the Black Sox scandal, racial barriers, prostitution rings and gambling. It has also survived! I fear these are the darkest of the dark days. HGH, steroids, androids, growth hormones, etc. Whatever you want to call it...... these words are BAD for baseball. If baseball is supposed to heal everything else that is not right, who will heal baseball? I pray to God and James Earl that baseball can be saved! Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] |
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Baseball is never the same, on-field of off. That's probably why we enjoy it.
Speaking of dark days it's Interesting that you neglected to mention players' strikes. And the last time there was a strike fans waivered. Steriods by Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa helped to bring them back to the ballpark with their home run race.
If the dark cloud of steroids would have any silver lining it was McGwire and Sosa. Those two alone, were responsible for a lot of fans coming back to the game.
Where do you stand on McGwire getting in (or not) to the Hall-of-Fame?
With regards to the steroids, shame on all of them for using them. But considering how long it has been since it happened and the record stands, Give the guy his due. That home run race made Baseball more exciting than it had been in many years. Interesting question is, did the players decide on their own to use the enhancers or was it suggested by managers?