Comments on: Question #156: Character should count, but does it? http://faceoff.lohudblogs.com/2009/02/11/character-should-count-but-it-doesnt/ Rick Carpiniello and Sam Borden debate the the hottest topics in sports Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:46:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: UVM Cats http://faceoff.lohudblogs.com/2009/02/11/character-should-count-but-it-doesnt/comment-page-1/#comment-711 UVM Cats Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:16:37 +0000 http://faceoff.lohudblogs.com/?p=598#comment-711 Considering all the cheating players & pitchers, both known and unknown, I think it's time to elect Donnie Baseball to the HOF...he was the best player in Baseball the first 6 years of his career, and you could never dispute his character, desire, leadership, or work ethic for teh duration of his career. If not for the strike of 94' he'd have a ring. He hit .417 in his only post-season appearance, and if not for him putting his family life infront of his career, he stays on one more year and wins a ring in 96'. DONNIE BASEBALL FOREVER!!! Considering all the cheating players & pitchers, both known and unknown, I think it’s time to elect Donnie Baseball to the HOF…he was the best player in Baseball the first 6 years of his career, and you could never dispute his character, desire, leadership, or work ethic for teh duration of his career. If not for the strike of 94’ he’d have a ring. He hit .417 in his only post-season appearance, and if not for him putting his family life infront of his career, he stays on one more year and wins a ring in 96’.

DONNIE BASEBALL FOREVER!!!

]]> By: gnome http://faceoff.lohudblogs.com/2009/02/11/character-should-count-but-it-doesnt/comment-page-1/#comment-710 gnome Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:24:28 +0000 http://faceoff.lohudblogs.com/?p=598#comment-710 thugs, a-holes and criminals make up far too high a percentage of athletes in professional sports. It stems (at least partially) from a feeling of entitlement. It's revolting. It's why i dont watch basketball beyond college (and even college hoops are rare for me now), its why i dont follow football as closely as i did growing up. I know the moment it all changed for me with the NFL too. When Ray Lewis got off with barely a wrist slapping over his involvement in a hommicide years ago i was done. I live near Baltimore and they treat him like the 2nd coming of Christ here. Its pathetic. The irony about the Cowboys and their assorted group of criminals (right up through Pacman Jones) is that is supposed to be a state that prides itself on its harsh treatment of criminals; yet they love them some Cowboys... But as long as the media paints these athletes as greats in their profession, and the paychecks keep rolling, nothing is going to change. I vaguely remember a few years ago Commissioner Stern making some comment about trying to clean up the image of the NBA. Wonder whatever happened to that... thugs, a-holes and criminals make up far too high a percentage of athletes in professional sports. It stems (at least partially) from a feeling of entitlement. It’s revolting. It’s why i dont watch basketball beyond college (and even college hoops are rare for me now), its why i dont follow football as closely as i did growing up. I know the moment it all changed for me with the NFL too. When Ray Lewis got off with barely a wrist slapping over his involvement in a hommicide years ago i was done. I live near Baltimore and they treat him like the 2nd coming of Christ here. Its pathetic. The irony about the Cowboys and their assorted group of criminals (right up through Pacman Jones) is that is supposed to be a state that prides itself on its harsh treatment of criminals; yet they love them some Cowboys… But as long as the media paints these athletes as greats in their profession, and the paychecks keep rolling, nothing is going to change. I vaguely remember a few years ago Commissioner Stern making some comment about trying to clean up the image of the NBA. Wonder whatever happened to that…

]]>