tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post2154419321794407725..comments2023-10-10T10:43:44.424-04:00Comments on cheaper than therapy: The smart ones voted for McGwireDJ Wordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597363296679699935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-79995123467564438152007-01-10T22:16:00.000-05:002007-01-10T22:16:00.000-05:00hey, crasnick is a pretty decent writer and mcgwir...hey, crasnick is a pretty decent writer and mcgwire may get his shot in the end. i suspect that a lot of writers voted against him this year, because they didn't want mcgwire to be the 'taint to ripken and gwynn's asshole.<br /><br />ok, that analogy doesn't work at all.<br /><br />in the end, i agree with olney's reasoning that if we fail to elect someone on account of mere suspicion, then it is completely unreasonable to elect anyone else - including family faves like jeff bagwell - who is tainted with the same suspicion.<br /><br />however, my rejection of mcgwire's candidacy is not really about rationality, it's about emotion. call me sentimental, but i've always been proud about the expectations the cardinals place upon their players. they not only expect them to play well, but they also expect them to act like upright individuals and citizens. when quality players develop their career according to this script, see musial, o. smith, edmonds and hopefully pujols, their star is all the more brighter. moreover, when player deviates from the script, see hornsby, coleman and (these kill me) hernandez and carlton, and thus disgrace the franchise, they kick them to the curb.<br /><br />of course, they also kicked curt flood to the curb for taking a stand for player's rights, but curt was an adulterer and a duplicitous portrait painter, so to hell with him.<br /><br />where was i? oh yes. mark mcgwire disgraced cardinals baseball, so i hope he contracts gonorrhea and burns in hell!<br /><br />ok, i'm not sure about the burning in hell part, but i could care less if this one-dimensional, "andro" shooting, .201 hitting first baseman makes the hall of fame. besides, he wouldn't be wearing an stl hat on his plaque anyway.g13https://www.blogger.com/profile/13856920828414078560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-78159576700640257442007-01-10T22:12:00.000-05:002007-01-10T22:12:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.g13https://www.blogger.com/profile/13856920828414078560noreply@blogger.com