Bad cameo in horror flick (MARIOTTI IS BARRY APOPLECTIC AT MICHAEL JORDAN'S SELLOUT)

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | July 29, 2007 | BY JAY MARIOTTI Sun-Times Columnist

[popdonnelly]

I can’t think of anything more annoying than the media hype surrounding the Sultan of Steroids “home run record”. Maybe Hillary’s voice.

Henry Aaron is still the Major League home run leader.

[vpintheak]

Some of the most piss poor defense and offense I have ever seen is in the current NBA. I have seen grade schoolers with better discipline and execution. I can’t stand to watch it anymore, I loved it when I was a kid. The NBA has become a league for show offs

[em2vn]

I was responding to your posting, the first on the thread. What else you are speaking of is foreign to me.

[wagglebee]

You almost have to go with Pete Rose, MLB Hits Leader/Bookie.

As disgraceful and illegal as Pete Rose's gambling was, there is no possible way that it could have resulted in his batting record (unless he had intentionally not gotten hits).

[wagglebee]

The league needs to be bulldozed and started again. Naismith is spinning in his grave.

The first time Dennis Rodman appeared in public in a dress, the NBA's days were numbered.

[Chi-townChief]

Aaron is pretty much an ass-wipe himself.

[Chi-townChief]

Obviously.

[Chi-townChief]

Very true - but gambling in baseball was very illegal long before roids were. The Babe’s illegal alcohol use may come into play as well before all is said and done.

[popdonnelly]

“Aaron is pretty much an ass-wipe himself.”

How so?

[Chi-townChief]

I still remember the day Aaron jerked a lot of us kids around clearly; the Braves were still in Milwaukee and they were playing the Cubs at Wrigley. We were there real early and went down by the Braves dugout during warm-ups. I got the autographs of pitcher Pat Jarvis, infielder Woody Woodward (who I think is one of the higher-ups in the Braves organization now), and the great pinch-hitter Rico Carty (still have them buried in the basement somewhere.) Aaron came by and all of us kids were shouting, “Hank! Hank!” and the sucker didn’t even acknowledge us with a wave, a hat tip, or anything, let alone stop for an autograph. I counted him as a bum ever since, home runs or not.

[srmorton]

I agree. Everyone knows that, when Bonds breaks Aaron’s record, it should have a big asterisk beside it in the record books. One consolation is that it took over 30 years to break the the “real” home run record, but it will not take nearly as long to break this “fake” one.

For example, A-rod, who just hit #499, is only 32, having been born only a year before Hank hit his last home run. Baring injury, and depending on how many HRs Barry ends up with before he retires, A-rod has a very good chance to pass Barry's total. He is over 200 HRs ahead of Barry’s total at age 32. Also, A-rod is not the only one with a shot at breaking this illegitimate record. Hank Aaron also holds the all-time RBI record at 2297 which may never be broken.

[MarkL]

I can understand MJ appreciating what Bonds did. After all, any sports "great" is going to make what he does look easy. But just because you're the best at one sport doesn't make you particularly good at another sport. Remember MJ's foray into major league baseball, where he spent the vast majority of his time in the minors. MJ KNOWS how difficult it is to hit a ball pitched by a major league pitcher.

Although this has nothing to do with the article, here's a photo of Aaron Yates, riding the #20 Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki GSX-R1000 in AMA Superbike competition.

Mark

[Jeff Chandler]

Did I get the rule wrong? I though the traveling rule was one step allowed per $10 million of salary. :=)

A special variation of the rule.