06-06-2003, 02:09 AM
I ONLY SAW A BRIEF CLIP ON THE NEWS ABOUT THIS , DIDN'T GET THE FULL STORY YET .
SOME PEOPLE ARE BLESSED WITH SPECIAL ABILITYS , WE CALL THEM HEROES , SUPER ATHLEETS , ECT . WE AND THE MEDIA BUILT ARTIFICAL STANDERDS FOR THEM TO LIVE UP TOO .
ONE SCREW UP , HONEST MISTAKE OR NOT , THE MEDIA COMES OUT WITH ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING TO BURN THERE BUNS - TOO SELL THE PAPERS .
BEFORE WE JUMP ON THE MEDIA BANDWAGON , LET'S REMEMBER THERE JUST PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND I . I DON'T THINK THERE WERE LARGE BETS PUT ON BATTING PRACTISE .
THE CORKED BAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN USED AS A TOOL TO PSHYKE OUT THE OTHER TEAM , OR PSHYKE UP THE BATTER HIMSELF . WITH OR WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE . THIS WAS A PRACTICE BAT , NOT USED IN THE GAME AT ALL .
HAVING EVERTHING YOU DO SCREWTINISED ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS ISN'T SOMETHING I WOULD WANT TO GO THRU LIFE WITH . IMIGINE WHAT THESE ORDANARY PEOPLE HAVE TO DEAL WITH WHEN THEY BECOME A SUPERSTAR .
I'M A HUGE BASEBALL FAN , I CAN CUT HIM THE SLACK . HE'S JUST A REGULAR GUY THATS A BETTER BALL PLAYER THAN I'LL EVER BE .
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