tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413758965958565043.post2286304213090553305..comments2023-11-05T03:05:02.330-06:00Comments on The Henry Wiggen Blog: Yankee-FraudJohn Lofflinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278336968891726815noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413758965958565043.post-89756323704078717382009-02-21T16:06:00.000-06:002009-02-21T16:06:00.000-06:00Have to quote Cindy Lauper, ZSS. "Money changes ev...Have to quote Cindy Lauper, ZSS. "Money changes everything." What galvanizes a professional team is green. If A-Rod were hitting .230 and filling in around the infield, he'd be roadkill. He's the ticket to the World Series check, and, by god, we're going to stand behind him. Not that any of this is really new. Read Greenberg's excellent novel "The Celebrant." Can't recall the name now, but the 20s sported a major league firstbasemen who was generally considered an expert at shaving runs and throwing games. The only difference is that in those days the money was being made by owners and gamblers. One thing about the big money today is that you have to guess it makes the players less susceptible to gamblers. Then, of course, there's Pete Rose and, allegedly, some NHL players with underworld "connections." Ah, well...<BR/><BR/>If you really want to see somewhat untainted baseball, you have to go to a small college game or two. Tom Wolfe more or less had it right in 1965: "The Last American Hero is Junior Johnson. Yes!" Here's the link: http://www.esquire.com/features/life-of-junior-johnson-tom-wolfe-0365John Lofflinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15278336968891726815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413758965958565043.post-42481611569960865902009-02-20T01:53:00.000-06:002009-02-20T01:53:00.000-06:00The idea this controversy is going to galvanize th...The idea this controversy is going to galvanize the team is laughable. <BR/><BR/>And who is Teixeria kidding? A family?? After what? Two or three meetings or interactions with A-Rod and the rest of the team?<BR/><BR/>Torre got out just in time. What a cluster.ZSShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079994285688586732noreply@blogger.com