He did not cause pain and suffering to American citizens like our politicians in Washington are doing. They should be in prison.
BillyB - 12 years ago
Good points Dan makes. The same is true for "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. He played his tail off in the 1919 World Series, and there is no evidence that he helped the Sox throw games. All they had on him was that he knew about the fix; he was simply too dumb to know what to do. Even Ty Cobb (a Hall of Famer with a particularly shady past) said he was one of the best ballplayers ever.
Dan - 12 years ago
He Absolutely Should - His God Given Talent In What He Accomplished Should Demand It. ... Today's Sports Genre Is Mostly Motivated By The Millions Each Player Can Gouge - Not Much Motivation In Being The ' Role Model '. ...I am Certain The Athletes Of His Generation Regard What The Players Of Today Are Being Paid - As Obscene. ..Many Have In Honesty, Expressed This View. ...In Buffalo, NY., The Buffalo Bills Stadium Has Its ' Wall of Fame ' and One Of The Names Seen On That Wall Is O.J. Simpson - ' The Juice ' - Most Of Us Know Where He Is Today and Many Of Us Will Never Forget His Amazing Contributions On The ' Field '. ..Why Deny The ' Fans ' What Certainly Is Important To Them. ...Besides, There Is Nothing Wrong In ' A Lesson Learned '.
He earned it.
He made a bet and only hurt himself.
He did not cause pain and suffering to American citizens like our politicians in Washington are doing. They should be in prison.
Good points Dan makes. The same is true for "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. He played his tail off in the 1919 World Series, and there is no evidence that he helped the Sox throw games. All they had on him was that he knew about the fix; he was simply too dumb to know what to do. Even Ty Cobb (a Hall of Famer with a particularly shady past) said he was one of the best ballplayers ever.
He Absolutely Should - His God Given Talent In What He Accomplished Should Demand It. ... Today's Sports Genre Is Mostly Motivated By The Millions Each Player Can Gouge - Not Much Motivation In Being The ' Role Model '. ...I am Certain The Athletes Of His Generation Regard What The Players Of Today Are Being Paid - As Obscene. ..Many Have In Honesty, Expressed This View. ...In Buffalo, NY., The Buffalo Bills Stadium Has Its ' Wall of Fame ' and One Of The Names Seen On That Wall Is O.J. Simpson - ' The Juice ' - Most Of Us Know Where He Is Today and Many Of Us Will Never Forget His Amazing Contributions On The ' Field '. ..Why Deny The ' Fans ' What Certainly Is Important To Them. ...Besides, There Is Nothing Wrong In ' A Lesson Learned '.