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Steriods and baseball

When it comes down to it ML baseball is a child's game played by men in pajamas. There was a time when baseball was less of a business. In light of the recent baseball steroid report I thought back to the baseball heroes of my youth in the 1960s. For the most part they played their entire career for one team. They were not coddled millionaires. Few were felons (well, OK Denny McClain). They played for the love of the game, and they did not take steroids. As a young boy they were thrilling to me.

50 Year Old Linebacker Returns To The Field

“Mike Flynt's only concern was if he was eligible. Finding out he was, Flynt returned to Sul Ross State this month, 37 years after he left and six years before he goes on Medicare. His comeback peaked Wednesday with the coach saying he's made the Division III team's roster. He could be in action as soon as Sept. 1.