Baseball

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Originally Posted by transjen

A-Rod gets the free pass because he's a fan favorite and he packs em in, He didn't do anything that Bonds didn't do and yet Bonds is seen as a bad guy the difference is Bonds was and is an A-HOLE and not loved by fans
And rember good old Bud was and proably still a team owner for most and even if he really no longer owns the Brewers i believe his daughter is so he won't come down on George or take away one of his top gate players as A-ROD draws fans so a blind eye is turned
If Pete was still able to pack the house you could bet your life savings he would be back in baseball but i dout i live long enought to see Pete get in the hall of fame i will bet that Jose Cansenco will get in before Pete does
Jerseygirl Jen

But A-Rod is not a fan-favourite, Jen. True, he is liked by the Yankee fans, but his actions both off AND on the field have not endeared him at all to most fans.

I am not sure if you remember this incident or not, but a few years ago he knocked the glove off the hand of the pitcher covering first base while he was running down the first base path. Even Jeter, his own teammate, looked at him with a look of utter disbelief. Needless to say, he got called out, and Jeter was forced to remain at first base(I cannot remember who got called out, but I know it basically killed the rally at the time).

Another time, he called out "Mine! Mine! I got it!" while running the basepaths against Toronto a couple of years ago. Even John McDonald was pissed at him(and Johnny Mac never got angry!) for that. He is not a team-player, and I would rather have a player like Derek Jeter any time. Jeter has respect for fans, for his teammates, and most importantly for the game itself.

The only reason A-Rod has popularity is due to the fact that Selig basically swept it all under the rug. I cannot determine who is worse for their respective sport...Bettman or Selig.

I also don't think that Jose Canseco will ever get in the Hall. He has ruffled far too many feathers to get in. He made them look bad in the eyes of the public and they will remember that.

[transjen]

Originally Posted by shadows

I also don't think that Jose Canseco will ever get in the Hall. He has ruffled far too many feathers to get in. He made them look bad in the eyes of the public and they will remember that.

I meant it more as a joke as i know he doesn't deserve to be in the hall of fame as the only impact on baseball he had was he started the whole roids mess, But my real point was that Pete Rose will proably never get in to the hall because of his sports beting when he was manger of the Reds breaking one of the top rules of baseball so i can see why he's banned and can never mange a team agian but he was still a great player and has the all time hits record and should be in the hall based on his career as a player as a player he never threw a game or bet on a game


Jerseygirl Jen

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Originally Posted by transjen

I meant it more as a joke as i know he doesn't deserve to be in the hall of fame as the only impact on baseball he had was he started the whole roids mess, But my real point was that Pete Rose will proably never get in to the hall because of his sports beting when he was manger of the Reds breaking one of the top rules of baseball so i can see why he's banned and can never mange a team agian but he was still a great player and has the all time hits record and should be in the hall based on his career as a player as a player he never threw a game or bet on a game


Jerseygirl Jen

Lol. I can be a little thick sometimes.

I'm not sure that Rose will never get into the Hall. I think that someday he will, just not in the format that they do it right now. I think a future Commisioner will actually place him in. It certainly won't be Selig, but I just have a gut feeling that it will happen. Call me a hopeless optimist, I guess. Actually, I have to be to be a Leaf's fan, right?

[transjen]

Sorry need to call a foul here
Since we can't talk baseball in the hockey thread then we can't talk hockey in the baseball thread am i rite?
Just bustin your stones you're ok
Jerseygirl Jen

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Originally Posted by transjen

Sorry need to call a foul here
Since we can't talk baseball in the hockey thread then we can't talk hockey in the baseball thread am i rite?
Just bustin your stones you're ok
Jerseygirl Jen

*looks to see if stones are still intact after said bustin'*

Whew! They're okay!