As they say in Japan, UGRY. That is what I can only describe about the debacle that was OU's efforts in the Orange Bowl. Spanked. By a better team, simple as that. Does this tarnish OU's image and program? Many might feel that way, but I don't. Everyone has a tough game here and there (read: Pitt against Bucknell), and everyone gets smoked by a clearly better and better prepared team (read: anyone vs the Vikings). The fact that it was in the national championship game magnifies it. But WOW, I haven't seen a performance like that from Trojans since my prom night. Oh, wait, TMI, sorry...
I have no earthly idea who this Oliver Williams guy is, but at least the blog that Tilam references makes sense. However, when he says "...i don't believe that family members, associates, etc should be tortured to get information..." I'd like to get some explanation on what he defines as an "associate". Then I might change my tune.
Let's continue on the Yankees discussion...you make some valid points. However, tradering a top farm prospect for a supposed proven veteran with a humongous salary doesn't sound like good business planning. I can look back into the annals of history and find quite a few Yankees farm prospects who have made it for other teams - and trades for "established players" who have not panned out for the Yankees (umm, Kevin Brown, Estabon Loiaza come to mind for ya?). Dropping a prospect for a proven veteran with an outrageous salary is questionable in many instances. HOWEVER, this argument is moot, and I must concede this point - King George does it because he CAN! How many other teams would be willing to trade a top catching prospect and a promising young pitcher for the Big Unit, and be able to AFFORD IT!?! King George can. And everyone hates him for it. The problem is that he can get away with it because he owns the Yankees, not the Montreal Expos. And for King George, life is good and full of opportunities, and worst of all, money is no object. :)
HoF voting...
Strawberry will never get in...okay, I'll shed a (crocodile) tear for his 6 votes. Boo Hoo. NEXT! Face it Tilam, he Straw man was a popular player for a popular team, the NY Mets, but he's not HoF material. He was a coke addict whose lifetime batting average is under .260 (his slugging pct is just a RRCH over .500 too), he never hit more than 39 HR's (ONLY 335 lifetime), and his appeal was based more on charisma than skill. Sure, he hit some HUGE home runs, but in the only 3 years he hit over 30 HR's he never topped more than 108 RBI's. Sorry not impressed. Also, how can you justify this on his 8 all star games. SINCE WHEN DO THE FANS PICK THE TEAMS BASED ON PERFORMANCE?! They picked him because he was popular, not because he was THAT good. And his what, 3 or 4 relapses into his nose candy addiction probably hurt his chances of getting more than 10 votes. This shows that the HoF voters, at least in THIS case, paid no attention to the hype and looked into his stats. No loss here.
Oh, but if you are clearly raging against the machine, you can post your dissention here. Have at it. Hell, call me and we'll have at it real time.
Boggs clearly received the proper amount of votes, he was a gamer. But one fact that caught my attention was this quote from King George "He is very deserving and I could not be happier for Wade, his wife Debbie and their family." WHAT? He's married? Whatever happened to the fallout from that published affair with, was it Margo Adams? How he stated that he was "addicted to sex"? What did I miss here?
Jim Rice not getting in is a travesty. Same with Steve Garvey, Lee Smith (all time saves leader?), and yes, Black Jack Morris.
The LAUGHABLE part is next year's 1st ballot eligibles: Albert Belle, Will Clark, Gary Gaetti and Orel Hershiser. Okay, Will the Thrill and Anal Hershiser MIGHT make it past 1 year, but ALBERT BELLE?! I tell you, it was be a sad day in the world if Belle gets more votes than the Straw-man.
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