Two things on my mind
I have always hated when towns or cities claim native sons and they either were born there but immediately moved away or only lived there for a short period of time. It is never more apparent when we talk about Andy Roddick. In an article titled Simply Red: Roddick coming to Omaha.
“As Andy Roddick comes home to Omaha Friday, he sets his sights on stopping Roger Federer — and cheering on the Huskers.”
Comes home? COMES HOME?!?!?! He lived her for no more than two years. How is this coming home? I was born in Sioux City, Iowa and lived there for about the same amount of time as Andy lived in Omaha...does that mean every time I go back to Sioux City, IA I say to myself, “ahhh...I’m home.” Absolutely not. My home is Omaha, Nebraska.
People around here are really desperate for famous people around Nebraska, IMO, that’s pushing it.
Number two…
Does anybody care about this Mitchell Report on steroids in baseball? Honestly?
The Comments
Gene says "Right after he leaves office, December 13, 2007 at 8:41pm
“Right after he leaves office, Dick Cheney is coming home to Nebraska.” Yeah, that doesn’t sound right at all. Andy Roddick DOES eat it up at the football games though. He steps out of his air conditioned skybox so he can wave to all of us non-tennis playing losers without climate controlled seating or alcoholic beverages. And everyone at the games eats it up too because HE’S Andy Roddick and HE’S sort of from around here. And now he’s waving at all of us like he means it. Kind of.
Mr. Wilson says Mitchell Report December 14, 2007 at 8:26am
Does anybody care about this Mitchell Report on steroids in baseball? Honestly?
Yes, lots of people. Unfortunately, most of the people who care about it are self-important blowhards with microphones who do an excellent job feigning surprise at “revelations” that really oughtn’t surprise anyone.
Personally, I think steroid users should break off and form a new organization called Uber League Baseball. Ten bucks says more fans would watch the juiced league than MLB.
Dave K says A lot of people care December 14, 2007 at 8:45am
A lot of people care about the Mitchell Report. Not only does it go a long way towards invalidating several-year periods of the league, but it nearly completely invalidates the careers of several high-profile players. One of those players is widely considered one of the greatest pitchers of all time.
Some of the insta-reaction from the talking heads tries to dismiss the findings in the report, saying the players were pressured into using steroids by the fans, blah blah blah. Come on, guys, we’re not a bunch of idiots.
D.M.B., I don’t know what your devotion to the game is. But I wonder if, had the report come to the conclusion that no one in baseball had ever used PEDs, you would ask if anyone cared about it.
Mr. Wilson says RE: A lot of people care December 14, 2007 at 9:06am
Not only does it go a long way towards invalidating several-year periods of the league, but it nearly completely invalidates the careers of several high-profile players.
If the use of illegal substances is enough to “invalidate” a player’s career, we’re going to have to invalidate a lot of careers across professional sports. We probably should start with Babe Ruth, one of the prohibition era’s most famous alcoholics.
But I wonder if, had the report come to the conclusion that no one in baseball had ever used PEDs, you would ask if anyone cared about it.
Your hypothetical situation is impossible, and thus irrelevant. Players had been outed long before the report was even commissioned. Indeed, that’s why the report was commissioned.
Dave K says RE: A lot of people care December 14, 2007 at 9:15am
Not illegal substances, performing enhancement ones. If alcohol is a performance-enhancing drug, the local softball leagues would be a lot more entertaining. And yes, a lot of careers would have to be invalidated across all sports.
The purpose of the report was not to confirm that the players who were outed were really using PEDs, it was to see how widespread the problem was. So let’s say the report came back and it said that the only players who ever used PEDs were the ones already outed. Would no one care about the report?
Mr. Wilson says RE: A lot of people care December 14, 2007 at 9:31am
If alcohol is a performance-enhancing drug, the local softball leagues would be a lot more entertaining.
Well, The Babe thought it was. Then again, The Babe wasn’t real smart. He also tried injecting himself with a sheep’s testicle extract—i.e. a performance-enhancing drug—to boost his testosterone. Personally, I’d rather spend an extra hour at the gym.
D.M.B. says RE: A lot of people care December 14, 2007 at 4:23pm
My devotion to the game has always been the same. Baseball will be my first love All athletes everywhere will do what it takes to be the best at their respective sport, baseball is no different. Most of these people, have never been caught. The ones that have been caught, have been punished. Some of the players that are connected to this is hearsay, some of its true but its no where close to all-inclusive. Why isn’t Mark McGwire on here? Why isn’t Sammy Sosa? Are the players mentioned in this report the only ones who have done steroids? Absolutely not. Let this report go away and move on from here as the non-steroids era. We had the steroid era, MLB was slow or almost non-willing to stop it and now they’re paying the price.
centrum says RE: Two things on my mind December 14, 2007 at 9:14am
Yes, the report doesn’t shock those
of us who follow the game, but it
is, to this point, the most comprehensive narrative of the use
of illegal substances in baseball over
the last 20 years, thus it is a
big story, imo.
Andy Roddick was brought into the
world by the father of Channel 6
sports reporter Ross Jernstrom, who
was a doctor in Omaha....whooee now
there’s trivia for ya.....
hmmm says RE: Two things on my mind December 14, 2007 at 3:53pm
Andy Roddick was brought into the
world by the father of Channel 6
sports reporter Ross Jernstrom
Males can have babies?
Mr. Wilson says RE: Two things on my mind December 14, 2007 at 3:55pm
His dad is a seahorse.