[highball]

But you get them after the horse is out of the barn.

I'm not disagreeing with you, but what's your point? Unless you're willing to give up on the game altogether, I'm not sure what your pessimism accomplishes. They're getting closer to doing the real thing, and we should encourage them to go further, not complain that it took them so long to go this far.

Yes, he bet on baseball and he is being made to suffer for it.

Not if some FReepers have their way. They want to let him off the hook.

[sinkspur]

Unless you're willing to give up on the game altogether, I'm not sure what your pessimism accomplishes.

I have. I watch the playoffs and the World Series. That's it.

I once had season tickets to the Texas Rangers, and enjoyed going. But my disillusionment started with Jose Canseco and his obvious performance enhancements. I couldn't watch as the rest of the nation was enthralled with two roid-heads duking it out in 1998 to break the Babe's record. MLB sat in silence as Barry Bonds bulked up nearly 40 pounds in two seasons.

Haven't been to a game since.