Hey, I remember that issue. It makes me want to fly back to Ontario and root through my half a dozen bins full of SI's from 1992-1998. You know, back when the magazine was GOOD. Anyways, on to the blog.
The one that everybody involved in baseball hoped was clean and untainted. Alex Rodriguez. Guilty, by his own admission.
As everyone knows by know, A-Rod tested positive for banned substances back in 2003 when he was a Texas Ranger. He was one of over a hundred names to have failed tests that year. At this point would anybody be surprised by any name showing up in steroid talk?
With Rodriguez and his legacy now shrouded with taint, fans put their faith in Card's slugger Albert Pujols and hope to hell that he is clean.
Think of the legacies that are now tarnished because of their either alleged or proven cheating; Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Troy Glaus, Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds, and now of course A-Rod.
The game of baseball is now devoid of heroes. Which begs the question, who was the last true hero? My money is on Cal Ripken Jr. If it ever came to that he was a doper, I might completely lose my faith in humanity. But, come on. Ripken's numbers got worse as he got older, which doesn't happen much these days in the steroid era of the game.
As baseball fans, the baby-boomers had it good. They grew up in a golden time of the game, cheering on larger-than-life names like DiMaggio, Williams, Yastrzemski, Aaron, and Mantle. An innocent time for the game of baseball, where the most heinous things a player could do were drink, smoke, and womanize.
Despite all the blatant cheaters that this era of baseball will be known for, I still love the game. I know its tainted. But I can't stop being interested in something that I have loved since childhood. I just wish I was around to see the golden, clean era of the game. At least I'll always have Ripken. I hope.
Its all hockey talk this week...
We focus on the train wreck that is the Montreal Canadiens and the Alex Kovalev drama. We also get a couple more digs in on Alex Rodriguez.
Click the link below to listen. This one is short, only 35 minutes. No excuse not to listen, you bastard!
AS360 Podcast - Season 3, Episode 10
Own Name: NO! I understand that "its your money and you can do whatever the hell you want with it," but this is so lame. Beyond lame. The only place this is okay is on NHL 09. To make it worse, most people (guys anyway) include the number "69" when they do this. Not funny. Unless you are 16.
I shouldn't have to explain why NOT to do something like this. I bet your kids are proud of that. Your husband is likely long out of the picture I take it. Don't put your nickname on the back of a jersey either. So lame.
Don't put a player's name on a jersey that he never wore. Gretzky NEVER wore this Team Canada jersey. I've seen an old school yellow-purple Kings Dustin Brown jersey. No. Would you get a current Oilers jersey with Gretzky on the back? If you would, you are in idiot. Having said that, I'm sure they exist.
This is the only Gretzky Oilers jersey that is ok...
More to come later. For now, I leave you with the "Franken-jersey"...
STEROIDS!!!
This week we start off the episode discussing the A-Roid confession, how truthful he may have been, Bud Selig, and alleged claims made against Roberto Alomar.
Why do we still love this sport again?
We finish off the podcast marking the one year kick-off to 2010 by sharing our Canadian Olympic Men's Hockey roster then some other hockey talk.
A360 Podcast - Season 3, Episode 9 - Thursday, February 12th, 2009
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