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Kov-Ice · 01-08-2004, 08:35 PM

The ban WAS excessive, tho. Doesn't it sound like Fay Vincent was personally wronged in some way by Pete? I would reserve the terms "pathetic individual" and "he disgusts me" for far more distasteful infractions. Steve Howe was suspended NINE times for cocaine use, but allowed to return to the game each time. How 'bout the life and times of Darryl Strawberry? Yet, he is allowed to be a Role Model for minor league players in the Yankees system. Is every HoF inductee a saint? I think not.

Pete was without question my favorite ball player growing up. No doubt I have lost much, if not all, respect for him as an individual. He bet on baseball, and he should have been punished. But his contributions to the Game as a Player stand among the greatest of all time. That is what the HoF should recognize.

Thanks for listening

01-08-2004, 08:35 PM	#20
Kov-Ice Member (12 bit) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 3,294	The ban WAS excessive, tho. Doesn't it sound like Fay Vincent was personally wronged in some way by Pete? I would reserve the terms "pathetic individual" and "he disgusts me" for far more distasteful infractions. Steve Howe was suspended NINE times for cocaine use, but allowed to return to the game each time. How 'bout the life and times of Darryl Strawberry? Yet, he is allowed to be a Role Model for minor league players in the Yankees system. Is every HoF inductee a saint? I think not. Pete was without question my favorite ball player growing up. No doubt I have lost much, if not all, respect for him as an individual. He bet on baseball, and he should have been punished. But his contributions to the Game as a Player stand among the greatest of all time. That is what the HoF should recognize. Thanks for listening __________________ Kov Are You Foldin'? Join PCMech's Folding@Home Team and Help Save Lives! Click Here! Last edited by Kov-Ice; 01-08-2004 at 08:39 PM.