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Old 10-02-2024, 04:18 AM
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Originally Posted by badkarma318 View Post
You do realize I separated the character flaws - "Setting aside . . .", from the hollow on-field accomplishments - "he used corked bats for years, so his numbers are tainted", right?

He was a scumbag off the field, and a dishonorable cheater on it.
I’m not defending his character....the only thing he’s been sanctioned for ...was as a manager, for gambling. If you want rumors, hearsay and the unsubstantiated to be the standard, then you have a lot of evictions to effect in Cooperstown. If ‘scumbaggery’ was the standard, the place would be nearly empty!