The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Controversy often plays like a shadow to Hall of Fames everywhere. Nowhere is this more evident than with the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. All-time hits leader Pete Rose remains out of the Hall due to post-playing career gambling, yet the all-time leader in "jackass" references, Ty Cobb, is. In my opinion, whether or not a player gets inducted into the Hall of Fame should be based on what they did on the field. Period. Cooperstown isn't home of the Nobel Prize Hall of Fame; they're home of the MLB Hall of Fame and should determine its inductees on the latter, not the former. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were two of the most dominant players in their respective eras. Before Bonds went to San Francisco, where the rumors about him taking performance-enhancing drugs started, he won two MVP awards in Pittsburgh, and finished runner-up another year. In the final three years of his tenure in the Steel City, Bonds combined to garner: 308 runs, 452 hit...

While I'll always hold great respect and admiration for Curt Schilling as a pitcher, the more the man speaks, the less respect and admiration I hold for him as a person. His latest blog entry, "Why I will vote for Donald Trump," is just the most recent example of why this is. Let us now dissect this piece ... "Why I will vote for Donald Trump MAY 13, 2016 by Curt Schilling If your response is going to be anything related to ‘no one cares what you think’ stop reading now and go elsewhere. You’re coming here either interested in why, or to add to your list of reasons you don’t like me. I’m ok with both." Fantastic! ...and I'll go with the latter... "I’ve known Mr. Trump for a little over a decade. Our first encounter, and subsequent encounters, had to do with his request for me to appear on the apprentice. We spoke at length every time we got together. I realized very quickly this was a man decisive in action and confident in his ability. I...