tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post2936722979269670227..comments2024-03-28T13:11:43.470-07:00Comments on Elk Grove News.net: Batter Up! - MLB Opening Day All Time Fantasy Line-up Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-69647903020981541242020-03-30T12:01:54.529-07:002020-03-30T12:01:54.529-07:00After what those cheating Astros did in the 2017 W...After what those cheating Astros did in the 2017 World Series to my beloved Dodgers, I am a little more forgiving of Pete Rose. Rose paid the ultimate price while some of the cheating Astros players weren’t banned from baseball. Yes, managers and general managers lost their jobs, but what about the players?<br /><br />In the Olympics, if you are caught cheating, you lose your medal. Astro players got off easy if you ask me. They still have their rings!<br /><br />We Dodger fans waited over 30 years for another World Series win. All the while, our pitchers were ridiculed for choking while pitching in Houston. The Dodgers didn’t play that well in the Series; yet we took it to seven games, even with the Astros cheating!<br /><br />The Dodgers will be back and we will win it the right way!<br /><br />However, in this case, with this Dodger fan, there was crying in baseball!<br />Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04828734163558927717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-82652686116760910822020-03-30T11:55:59.588-07:002020-03-30T11:55:59.588-07:00Unfortunately, the genie is out of the bottle and ...Unfortunately, the genie is out of the bottle and can never be put back in. We don't know performance enhancing players from clean players. We even have juiced balls and bats now. Even the line between women and men athletes is blurred now. We have women track stars with testosterone levels that would classify them as men! What can you do...Ace of Spadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387523222829703208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-39693011487431668982020-03-30T07:06:59.659-07:002020-03-30T07:06:59.659-07:00I tend to agree with your assessment regarding the...I tend to agree with your assessment regarding the steroid issue. <br /><br />As for Rose, your analysis is spot on. I mean the guy has over 4,000 base hits, or as he said, 200 hits in 20 years.<br /><br />Not showing contrition and digging in his heels hurt his cause. I suspect if he had come clean long ago and admitted the error of his ways, he would have been reinstated by now and in the Hall. It is never too late for him, but as you note, Rose has to be in his late 70s by now. <br /><br />DanElk Grove News https://www.blogger.com/profile/01080786202533613646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-33284530652210026332020-03-29T11:57:37.616-07:002020-03-29T11:57:37.616-07:00Thanks Dan for posting these lineups, each with th...Thanks Dan for posting these lineups, each with their own biases and points of view. What a wonderful way to reminisce of our childhoods. I already miss the games and it's only opening week.<br /><br />As for your inquiry re: Pete Rose's ban. I have always stood by the premise that if you cheat or break the rules you should be punished.<br /><br />I have always been totally against the steroid players getting into the hall and I remain staunch in my beliefs on this. As much as I'm a Giants fan, Barry Bonds, arguably the greatest pure hitter since Williams, does NOT belong in the hall. The same for Clemens.<br /><br />As for Rose, the game's all-time hit leader and a role model for every kid growing up in the 60's and 70's with his unrivaled hustle and love of the game. He did bet on baseball, a horrible violation of the basic rules, I believe he has paid his penance and should be worthy of consideration for the hall. That doesn't mean his election, just his consideration. <br /><br />There is no evidence that he ever threw a game (i.e 1919 Black Sox) and I don't believe someone that competitive would ever bet against his team.<br />His ban allowed him to seek reinstatement after one year. His failure to show contrition for so long hurt any chance of that occurring. He has since showed some degree of contrition and he's admitted his wrongdoing. He's paid a steep price, banned for 31 years now. He's an old man now. He's also one on the games greatest players and a stellar role model until the gambling fiasco caught up to him.<br /><br />Consider also, the NFL has moved a franchise to Vegas. Can MLB be far behind? The Supreme Court has ruled states may now allow legalized sports gambling. Do you think ALL PLAYERS with their inside information, won't be temped to place bets? It's time to allow Rose onto the ballot. The times, they are a changin.Steve Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258093636767338830noreply@blogger.com