Sosa likely gone for good

Dodoubled · #1 02-15-06, 08:55 PM

And thank God, too. What a phony. What a phony, pathetic sport baseball is. Like many of us in the forum, I'm sure, I grew up on baseball. Played it my entire childhood and loved every minute of it. When I was a kid collecting baseball cards and watching TWIB, I could recite pretty much any stat you wanted to hear. Jayson Stark's Sunday Baseball page in the Inquirer was a must-read.

Now, thanks to steriods, just about every record that ever meant something in the sport (and yes, baseball records were the most revered and most hallowed of all) is a waste. Sosa, McGwire, Bonds and all those other bastards -- good riddance. Baseball will never be the same, thanks to their crap. Ever.

omahilo · #2 02-15-06, 09:17 PM

I agree... I use to love baseball and all, it was like the best thing when I was a kid.

I could tell you averages, HRs... every stat.

Now thanks to steroids, it makes me feel like I wasted alot of my time with stats that arent even real.

One record in the game you know is real tho.... Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak. You can take all the steroids you want and you will never touch this record. Also Ichiro's most hits in a season record, before he broke it that record stood for over 80 years, another very impressive record to break.

GeoffM · #3 02-15-06, 09:51 PM

Rollins has a 30 game hit streak going when the season starts.

omahilo · #4 02-15-06, 10:16 PM

well the 56 game hitting streak is during one season...

it doesnt roll over to next season, if that was the case, Ted Williams would have like a 72 game hitting streak since he had one roll over from one season to another.

Rollins had a nice streak last season but he was still only alittle over half way to 56.

Talking Poker · #5 02-15-06, 11:03 PM

Actually, I think it does roll over to the next season, technically.

Sadly, I'm in the same boat as you guys. I was a HUGE baseball fan as a kid and all through high school. But it's just not the same any more... I just don't care.

junYUN · #6 02-16-06, 12:15 AM

i love baseball... although i've had to ride some highs and lows of the sport i still love the game. that said.. sammy is a disgrace to the game really. all the years he was a great hitter he could never lead his team to greatness.. and his bloated contract and equally bloated ego led to the sour taste he left in fans mouths.

that said, sammy was pretty much the best there was from '97-'02