> But to say - aww, we've always done it, so it doesn't matter > if it's against the rules is ridiculous.
So ridiculous, in fact, that much of the world operates on that very principle. Right or wrong, it's the way things are. Dan --- edndana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It doesn't make any more or less sense in context. It is - in fact - > altogether unreasonable. > > It wouldn't be unreasonable to say - "the rule should be changed, we > shouldn't ban drugs." I wouldn't agree, but it wouldn't be > unreasonable. > But to say - aww, we've always done it, so it doesn't matter if it's > against > the rules is ridiculous. Kind of a typical "good old days" attitude. > I'm > sure many old-timers who were around when Robinson was playing were > beomaning the good old days when only white men played baseball. He can > suggest eliminating the rule if he likes, but don't take this pansy-ass > don't ask don't tell approach. > > As for whether Bonds is being singled out by his fellow players - he > undoubtedly is. Part of it is the bad luck of having his trainer > indicted. > Doesn't mean he's not guilty, of course. > > - Ed > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Kaplan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Track & Field List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 1:51 PM > Subject: Re: t-and-f: Robinson re steroids > > > > It makes a bit more sense in the full context: > > > > "What you are doing is taking advantage, which is different than > > cheating," he said. "To me, it's like what you have in the game now > > whenever a base runner relays the catcher's signs to the hitter. They > call > > that cheating now, but when I played and we thought somebody was > relaying > > signs, the pitcher would call out the catcher and tell him to do a > better > > job of disguising the damned things." > > > > I think he's saying it's business as usual, so it isn't really > cheating. > > Just taking advantage of the allowances that have always been there. > > Interesting spin, but not altogether unreasonable. > > > > Sadly amusing that baseball and football to a lesser extent have > chosen to > > go down this road. I thought T&F was the shining example for all > sports > > of why not to dig into the drug closet... > > > > "...baseball's steroid controversy -- and what seems to be a growing > split > > in player ranks -- is setting the tone for a mean-spirited season." > > > > Dan ===== http://AbleDesign.com - Web Design & Custom Programming http://Run-Down.com - 10,000 Running Links, Fantasy T&F ------------------------------------------------------------ @ o Dan Kaplan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] <|\/ <^- ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) _/ \ \/\ (503)370-9969 phone/fax / / __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com
