Sunshine and Light

Addicts

I am apparently addicted to dopers. Tyler Hamilton, Floyd Landis, but the precursor to them all... Mark McGwire. I LOVE Mark McGwire, and I think he's taking a beating for everything that is/was wrong in baseball. In 1998 I remember staying home to watch those last few games on TV in which he was swinging for that homerun record. And yes, I choked up when he did it in front of my hometown crowd, and they cheered for minutes. I remember being touched when he hugged the Maris family, and being impressed well before that when he started the foundation for abused kids. He's always struck me as a big bashful farm boy, and I have a soft spot in my heart (and probably my head) for him.

One of my favorite sports writers is Bernie Miklasz, and he has a great column in the StL Post-Dispatch today that sums up my feelings on the whole Mark McGwire "thing". Nice to know that there are coherent people in the world who can channel my feelings.

posted by MyHusbandRules @ 10:32 AM