tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620990100759949882.post5204599602218862011..comments2023-05-08T04:20:14.396-04:00Comments on The Secret Diary of George Steinbrenner: Why Gaylord Perry But Not Barry Bonds?Fake George Steinbrennerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090353505014734828noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620990100759949882.post-55338775952901657112007-08-03T16:14:00.000-04:002007-08-03T16:14:00.000-04:00Excellent points, Bob! Hey, would you ever be int...Excellent points, Bob! Hey, would you ever be interested in being the GM of a well-known, metropolitan major league baseball team? Not that Cashman's job is in jeopardy or anything, but,...Fake George Steinbrennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090353505014734828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620990100759949882.post-11341952332725441952007-07-31T22:01:00.000-04:002007-07-31T22:01:00.000-04:00I think the reason why no one has a problem with G...I think the reason why no one has a problem with Gaylord Perry being in the hall of fame but does not want Mark McGwire or Barry Bonds in the hall is because Perry was a pitcher. First, the practice of pitchers doctoring the baseball is as old as the game itself, and was not even outlawed until 1920. Because there is a tradition of pitchers doing this, that somehow makes it ok in the public's mind as opposed to steroid use, which is a relatively new phenomenon. Second is the double standard applied to pitchers when it comes to what is considered "cheating." Even though you could argue that pitchers benefit more from taking steroids than hitters do because of the recuperative powers of steroids, people only seem to care that steroids help players hit more home runs. Does anyone know or care that of the 16 major leaguers suspended for steroids 10 of them have been pitchers? No, because pitchers don’t hit home runs.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14042577841969952036noreply@blogger.com