The American Spectator

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p> NO ASTERISK BR>Re: Paul Beston's Shadows Past and Present : p>One of the greatest tragedies of the steroid plague is Roger Maris. Never acknowledged, and often scorned, he is the man who broke Ruth's record, and now it's been stolen from him. I often wonder where his monument in Yankee Stadium is? Ruth may have built it, but Maris perpetuated it. He was no beloved drunk like Ruth or Mantle. Just a great home run hitter. p>Now Barry Bonds will probably eclipse Hank Aaron's all time HR record. How much of it will be steroids? Shame here too. Hank Aaron was not only the greatest all time HR hitter, but a profile in courage and made a statement about race relations as great as Jackie Robinson's. When you compare their achievements in baseball to today's so called super stars you would have to pay them about $50,000,000 each. Neither of them ever got much more than $50,000. p>Baseball really needs a Kenesaw Mountain Landis. They just about killed my game. Maybe it's time for a fans union. Steroids are not the only problem. Over expansion, outrageous prices, and over paid and under performing players Even with steroids today's players are for the most part pampered underachievers just look at the record book. p>I love baseball, and always will. There's still pick up and sand lot. Major league ball better clean up their act now or they won't have a franchise. BR> -- Lee Shaw p> GOTTA BE THE HAIR BR>Re: The Prowler's

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