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[The G Man]

Hmmmm ... it seems to me that the conventional wisdom at the time was that John Rocker needed to be punished by baseball for his views. Whats so different about this?

[Bikers4Bush]

Robbins started the bullying when he tried to use his "status" to influence our war stance.

He has nobody to blame but himself.

[SevenofNine]

Hey Tim report off NY Daily News is that one of Dubya former players want kick your a*** give you a hint

He pitch 7 No hitters
He has all over 5,000 strikeouts

Dude you don't want tick off this Texan

[zingzang]

It's high time that jerk-off actors like Robbins realize that what they say in public can have consequences. All of them need to realize that the 1st Amendment is alive and well and that it goes both ways. Obviously this commie still doesn't get it, but he just might once his bank account starts to suffer because of his big mouth. They can all say whatever they want, but private citizens and corporations can also say what they want and take actions against them as well. For Robbins to cry about this is the height of arrogance. He's basically saying that he should not be challenged for his views because his point is the only one that matters. Yeah, he's real interested in democracy. </sarcasm>

[The G Man]

I am so proud of the HOF I may actually start watching baseball again for the first time since the '94 lockout.

Eh, on second thought ... maybe I won't.

[Nagual]

"I'm not sure what he was so scared about. As far as I knew, we weren't speaking. I wasn't even planning to wear makeup. And to politicize baseball is to violate the spirit of what it's all about."

You lie like Baghdad Bob, dude.

Glad you and your old lady got dumped!!!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Tim's standard response to criticism, "Susan, tell them what you told me!"

[Kay Soze]

Baseball is the all American sport and as such is not to be exploited by those that supporters genocidal maniac rulers when our sons and daughters in placed in harms way because of their public moral and financial support.

He and his girl friend Susan Sarandon fully and unconditionally support a genocidal dictator and his murdering sons.

They support torture, mass murder, racism, rape, ethnic cleansing.

The US is against these and when we can we oppose it.

And YES I AM QUESTIONING THEIR PATRIOTISIM!

patriot

\Pa"tri*ot\, n. [F. patriote; cf. Sp. patriota, It. patriotto; all fr. Gr. ? a fellow-countryman, fr. ? established by forefathers, fr. ? father. See Father.] One who loves his country, and zealously supports its authority and interests. --Bp. Hall.

Same for :
1 Robert Altman
2 Gillian Anderson
3 Ed Asner
4 Alec Baldwin
5 Kim Basinger
6 The Beastie Boys
7 Ed BegleyJr.
8 Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream
9 Harry Belafonte
10 Peter Boyle
11 Jonatha Brooke
12 Warren Brothers
13 Jackson Browne
14 Peter Buck and Michael Stipe
15 David Byrne
16 Diahann Carroll
17 Rosanne Cash
18 Don Cheadle
19 Dixie Chicks
20 Jill Clayburgh
21 George Clooney
22 John Cougar Mellencamp
23 Peter Coyote
24 Lindsay Crouse
25 Sheryl Crowe
26 John Cusak
27 Joan Cusak
28 Chuck D
29 Vincent D’Onofrio
30 Tyne Daley
31 Matt Damon
32 Rosario Dawson
33 David Duchovny
34 Olympia Dukakis
35 Kirsten Dunst
36 Fred Durst
37 Hector Elizondo
38 Missy Elliott
39 Cary Elwes
40 Mike Farrell
41 Mia Farrow
42 Laurence Fishburne
43 Jane Fonda
44 Bonnie Franklin
45 Jeananne Garafalo
46 Richard Gere
47 Melissa Gilbert
48 Danny Glover
49 Elliott Gould
50 Nanci Griffith
51 Robert Guillaume
52 Jake Gyllenhall
53 Maggie Gyllenhall
54 Woody Harrelson
55 Ed Harris
56 Emmylou Harris
57 Ethan Hawke
58 Dustin Hoffman
59 Ken Howard
60 Helen Hunt
61 Anjelica Huston
62 Chryssy Hynde
63 Jane Kaczmarek
64 Melina Kanakaredes
65 Casey Kasem
66 Sally Kirkland
67 Lenny Kravitz
68 Samuel L. Jackson
69 Yo La Tengo
70 Jessica Lange
71 Spike Lee
72 Jamie Lee Curtis
73 Tea Leoni
74 Kelly Lynch
75 Wendie Malick
76 Camryn Manheim
77 Marsha Mason
78 Richard Masur
79 Dave Matthews
80 George Michael
81 Michael Moore
82 Esai Morales
83 Alanis Morissette
84 Me’Shell Ndegeocello
85 The Neptunes
86 Chris Noth
87 Ed O'’Neill
88 System of a Down
89 Sean Patrick Flanery
90 Alexandra Paul
91 Sean Penn
92 Barry Pepper
93 CCH Pounder
94 Bonnie Raitt
95 Lou Reed
96 Carl Reiner
97 Tim Robbins
98 Charles S. Dutton
99 Susan Sarandon
100 Martin Scorsese
101 Tony Shalhoub
102 Martin Sheen
103 Kevin Spacey
104 Gloria Steinem
105 Cat Stevens
106 Oliver Stone
107 Marcia Strassman
108 Barbara Streisand
109 Loretta Swit
110 Studs Terkel
111 Lily Tomlin
112 Blair Underwood
113 Caetano Veloso
114 The View on ABC (Star Jones, Meredith Viera, Joy Behar)
115 Dennis Weaver
116 Bradley Whitford
117 James Whitmore
118 Robin Williams
119 Alfre Woodard
120 Noah Wyle
121 Spearhead
122 Run-DMC
123 Jay-Z
124 Stephen King

[jwalsh07]

Freedom of speech and association is a two way street and it's high time these self deluding idiots found out about it. Way to go Petrovesky.

[shotgun]

"Robbins knows plenty about the lore and history of baseball. He grew up in New York City playing stickball, stoopball and softball in the park and made the first of his four trips to Cooperstown as a 10-year-old."

So now he's an expert in all things baseball, PAH LEEEESSSSE..he sounds more like a professional Lollygagger to me!

The next thing these people will want is that the Manager in the dug out listen to their opinions about how the game should be played.

Shut up Meat!!

[gg188]

Can anyone compile or point to a source of Robbins/Sarandon quotes? This would help buttress me in discussions about the HOF's action.

[Hildy]

Excuse me, wasn't Kevin Costner the star of Bull Durham?

[hometoroost]

Yesterday's USA Today had a quote from Robbins' letter to the Hall of Fame that said "I didn't know baseball was a Republican sport."

Petroskey should write back and say "You are correct Mr. Robbins, baseball is not a Republican sport. But, it is an American sport and that is why you are not welcome at the Hall of Fame."

[Illbay]

I don't know what to think. My understanding was they decided to cancel this because Sarandon and Robbins would not agree not to make a political speech.

So what's the real story?

[Only1choice____Freedom]

"Robbins knows plenty about the lore and history of baseball. He grew up in New York City playing stickball, stoopball and softball in the park and made the first of his four trips to Cooperstown as a 10-year-old."

I'm not a Baseball player, but I play one on TV.

How can this guy even talk about the Hall of Fame when his sole accomplishment is to only act like a Baseball player in front of a camera?

[MJM59]

Don't go to DU and bad mouth these folks or Michael Moore. You'll get kicked out. Those DU folks are way too much into hollywood hero worship. Made me want to puke. They don't want to discuss crap, they all just sit around and give each other these big cyber hugs.

[TomB]

Please, if you want to support the Baseball Hall of Fame, you can buy a membership. A one year individual membership is $40, while a child membership is $20. There are other levels to suit.

I just bought a child membership for my son's birthday.

If that doesn't suit you, please send an e-mail of support.

[weegee]

"And to politicize baseball The Oscars, the American Music Awards, etc. etc. is to violate the spirit of what it's all about."

Turnabout is fair play. The birds have come home to roost.

So as ye sow, so shall ye reap.

[weegee]

Baseball's place in American life, while hardly as prominent as it was once, still matters.

During World War II, President Roosevelt ordered the games to go on

Republican Ted Williams sacrificed his own glory at playing this kids' game to fight for America... twice. If he had stayed home he could have racked up even more runs and records but he saw a bigger picture.

It's America's Passtime, not America's Profession.