Sammy Sosa - CHEATER

I have waited to comment on the Sammy Sosa corked bat issue for some time
because I wanted to see how it played out in the media.

I was appalled to see that Sosa was using a corked bat. His excuse , that he
picked up the wrong bat, one used in practice, is a joke. No player would
throw off his timing by using a lighter bat in practice. The fact that none
of the other bats on the bench were corked means nothing. Only an idiot
would bring more that one corked to the bench, that way if you happen to get
caught, you can have them check your other bats and when they find nothing
make up some idiotic story about the corked bat being you practice bat.

In my eyes, Sosa is a cheater, and finding this corked bat take away from
all this Home Run achievements. He's a liar and fraud. It makes you wonder
if his entire "nice guy" persona is a sham.

What I was even more upset about was the media coverage of this. Here in New
York City there are a few "Sports Talk" shows on the radio, the mot popular
being "Mike & the Mad Dog" on WFAN. The attitude of the Mad Dog was that
this was not a big deal. The guy got caught cheating, big deal. Suspend him
and that's it. Well - it is a big deal. A big name Major League player got
caught cheating. Cheating at that level, or any level for that matter is
totally unacceptable. It sends a terrible message to the kids who watch that
game and the fact that MLB suspended Sammy for only 8 games sends a bad
message to everyone - that cheating is something we are willing to tolerate.

The other show that is on here, also on WFAN is the "Overnight with Joe
Badingo" and it is Joe's contention that this is no big deal because
EVERYONE DOES IT, so who cares. Woo, wait a second there. Everyone does it
so it is ok? That doe not sound right to me. Would it be OK if his wife
cheated on him? After all, all wives cheat on their husbands. What kids of
message does that attitude say about our society and what kind of message
does it send to our kids?

Has our society descended in to such an immoral place that cheating is
accepted as no big deal because everyone does it? Do we really want our kids
to learn that cheating, not just in sports, but anything else is OK if other
do it too?

As far as I am concerned, Sosa should be banned from Baseball and never
enter the hall of fame. In addition any other player who has ever been or
ever is caught cheating should also be banned. Any players who admitted to
cheating after they retired or entered the hall of fame should be banned and
removed from the hall. It's time to take a stand for what is right and not
accept this dishonest behavior.

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Steve

Bill James says The Babe mighta corked his bat, too. Next I'll find
out there's no Easter Bunny or Tooth Fairy......


On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 19:44:36 GMT, "P.D." <1234 RemoveThis @org.com.net> wrote:

>
>I have waited to comment on the Sammy Sosa corked bat issue for some time
>because I wanted to see how it played out in the media.
>
>I was appalled to see that Sosa was using a corked bat. His excuse , that he
>picked up the wrong bat, one used in practice, is a joke. No player would
>throw off his timing by using a lighter bat in practice. The fact that none
>of the other bats on the bench were corked means nothing. Only an idiot
>would bring more that one corked to the bench, that way if you happen to get
>caught, you can have them check your other bats and when they find nothing
>make up some idiotic story about the corked bat being you practice bat.
>
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