JoePosnanski.com: Iron Fisk

This is a great blog entry by Joe Posnanski - one of the best and most even-keeled objective looks at the steroids issue (and baseball as a whole) that I've seen yet. I really highly recommend it - it's a great read. (note: it's a different article than the one previously posted about forgiving McGwire).

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It’s a thoughtful piece that is thought-provoking.

"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."

--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS

by bgh on Jan 20, 2010 4:47 PM EST reply actions

he uses my favorite snarky response to poor arguments:

mimicry in the service of proof by contradiction:

"But this is the point I want to make: When you talk about steroids and you talk about what it means to the game, the three greatest home run hitters of all time—Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays, right? When they were 39 years old, how many home runs do you think they averaged? The three greatest home run hitters of all time averaged 18 home runs at age 39. Now, how many home runs did Barry Bonds hit when he was 39? He hit 73!"

But this is the point I want to make: When you talk about the three greatest power hitting catchers of all time — Mike Piazza, Johnny Bench and Yogi Berra, right? Well, there’s Josh Gibson, of course, but we don’t have his numbers. When the three power catchers (Piazza, Bench and Berra) were 37 years old, how many home runs do you think they averaged? The three greatest power-hitting catchers of all time averaged 11 home runs at age 37. How many do you think our guy hit? He hit 37!

Unfortunately, I find this type of response rarely does much to change minds as much as it leads other people to thinking you’re a dick.

by brackenthebox on Jan 21, 2010 10:12 AM EST reply actions