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Baseball. Blogging. Whenever.Tuesday, May 26, 2009Baseball’s Savior tapped for Supreme CourtNo, not Cal Ripken:President Barack Obama tapped federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, officials said, making her the first Hispanic in history picked to wear the robes of a justice. For those who missed my previous post on the subject, Sotomayor is the judge who in 1995 issued the preliminary injunction against Major League Baseball preventing the owners from unilaterally implementing a new Collective Bargaining Agreement and using replacement players, effectively ending the 1994 baseball strike. Guns? Gays? Abortion? Torture? Who cares! The next Supreme Court justice is pro-baseball, and that's good enough for me! (OK, I may have overstated that last part; please hold your political attacks). Posted by Craig Calcaterra at 9:18am Comments
Craig Calcaterra said...
To be clear, David: I’m not referring to your first post. I throw out bombs like that, I have to expect responses (and frankly, I’d be sad if I didn’t get some). It’s the non-sequitors and links that have nothing to do with anything. I appreciate you saying you’re going to dial it back. We are defined, however, by our actions, so let’s hope they conform to what you’ve said. Posted 05/26 at 05:43 PM
David said...
Wooden: No, that was a typo. We don’t agree on anything. I don’t worship the military. I think that dudes who use Viagra are pathetic. I think that the steroids controversy is all phony crap. So sleep soundly: that was written in error and we are indeed ideological opposites. Posted 05/26 at 05:50 PM
David said...
Craig: This is your board and I’m sure you work hard on it and you want to maintain civility and relevance. And I’m not entitled to post a single letter here. I recognize all of that and, to be truthful, I actually appreciate your tempered indulgence of my crankiness (I’ve been kicked off of many message boards for much less, even some that I contributed substantially to). But I think that this is just a minor counterbalance to baseball’s own non-sequitur worship of the military (did you see any games on TV yesterday?), their assault on our common sense with the steroid hysteria (from which they knowingly profited immensely on both ends - the offensive outburst a decade ago, and the free publicity and talk radio industry right now), and the constant barrage of references to 9/11 (‘Baseball Tonight’ references George Bush throwing out the first pitch at the World Series at least once every two weeks). MLB and the sports media poke and prod everybody with all that bulls—- every day and act as though they’re holy for saying this crap. When they aggravate goodwill and common sense so often, I just feel like poking back once in a while. (Sadly, it ends up on your board.) Posted 05/26 at 06:03 PM
RichardInDallas said...
David, DAMN!!! I thought you were gone! I haven’t seen any of your psychotic rantings here in a while. I was kind of hoping that the guys in the white coats with the butterfly nets had found you, medicated you, and put you where you belong (in a padded cell in the basement of a SuperMax). I for one have had the enjoyment of Craig’s blog sucked out of me by your supreme idiocy, and would like very much for you to move to a land without computers. You’re tiresome, annoying and, at times, offensive. GO AWAY!!!!! Craig - Can I send a donation to a fund for you to upgrade your software to silence this idiot? Let me know what it will cost, and I’ll take up a collection among your frequent posters that can’t stand sifting through and trying to ignore this moron’s garbage…... Posted 05/26 at 10:57 PM
Rod said...
Richard from Dallas Posted 05/27 at 11:25 AM
Richard in Dallas said...
@ Rod As was I. I like to talk about these issues in the fun manner in which they should be talked about. The baseball tie in with this nominee is an interesting talking point, but in reality has very little to do with her total body of work, her experience, or her ability to take her game to the next level. It only allows us a small glimpse into her mind, her likes (baseball), and her dislikes (big business). This is a BASEBALL blog for cying out loud, and if ... oh, sorry, David has me all on edge, worried about conspiracies and such. She seems fine to me! And Bart would be fine, too. For that matter, Craig would be fine. Hope you have a great day, and that yout team wins today (unless they’re the hated Evil Empire from the North playing in Arlington today). Posted 05/27 at 11:38 AM
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@David - You agree that you’re a bigger idiot than we already think you are or that the only thing that keeps us from slapping George Will is his passion for baseball?