Good morning Mets fans,
I’m writing this on Thursday night. Â I’m not watching the Mets game since the future is now, except they sent F-Mart down so aguy that has zero chance of being on the 2011’s can play RF, they are platooning the first baseman of the future with a Quadruple-A player, and are carrying three catchers rather than finding out if Thole deserves the job. Â I’ll take it seriously when the organization does.
So I will write about Clemens. Â In my opinion Congress can’t allow itself to be lied to. Â Case closed.
Most of us will focus on the steroids issue.
There are 15 or so years of baseball that are ruined. Â Maybe more as Alex Rodriguez moves up the home run chart.
I can’t change the record books. Â All I can do is teach my children.
When Junior asks me who the best players I ever saw were I will give him names like Mike Schmidt and Tom Seaver. Â I will never say Alex Rodriguez, and while I will recognize how dominant Roger was late in life with the Jays and Yankees, I will discount his achievements.
These things get complicated. Â As fans we shake our heads at Gooden, yet the cocaine usage by Keith Hernandez is rarely mentioned. Â I won’t respect Mark McGwire but I can be happy to see a Darryl Strawberry who seems to have his life straightened out.
People make mistakes in life, and they can be forgiven. Â Roger hasn’t taken that first step in admitting wrong. Â When my son asks about him I will share my opinion.
I’m stealing this next line and I can’t remember who said it (would love to credit): the Hall of Fame needs to decide if it is keeper of the records or a museum. Â If it’s a museum let them all in. Â If it’s the standard barer of all things holy then keep everyone out.
My personal choice is to keep them all out.