Darryl Shannon wrote:
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> Tom wrote:
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> >
> ><< A team with Pedro (at his peak, the best pitcher ever) >>
> >
> >This sounds like somebody too young to remember Sandy Koufax.
> >
> >
> >Tom Beck
> >
>
> Ah, in my day, Ballplayers were for Shit!
>
> http://www.theonion.com/onion3626/ballplayers_for_shit.html
>
> >I was at the barbershop Monday, getting my usual weekly shave and a
> >haircut, when I hear this young whippersnapper in the chair next to me
> >jawing on about that newfangled Mets catcher Mike Piazza. "Did you see
> >that shot Piazza had last night against the Marlins?...I'm telling
> >you, that guy's the greatest hitting catcher in major-league history."
> >
> >
> > I swear, it took every ounce of strength I had to keep me from
> >standing up, walking over to that kid, and totally agreeing with him.
> >Of course Piazza's the best! The old catchers blew! And so did the
> >pitchers! And rightfielders, too! They all stunk! Buncha slow, fat,
> >selfish, mean whiteys. I tell ya, they didn't used to make 'em like
> >they do now.
Actually, I read something in the sports section of my paper earlier
this week that said that today's ballplayers *are* better, because
they're taking much better care of themselves than ballplayers did just
a couple of decades ago. Not to say that the old ballplayers blew,
exactly, but today's players are, on average, better than the ones
awhile back for this reason.
Julia
