Ernie calls out Sammy

[Sammy Sofa]

And to be clear, I like Ernie Banks a lot and honestly don't think there's anything at all wrong with what he said. He wasn't judging anyone in his statement and there wasn't any "in my day we played clean" garbage. He's just saying that Sosa might as well admit he did steroids to save some face. I disagree that it would have any impact, but Ernie isn't being the typical whiny old-timer.

 

Right, he's not pulling the melodramatic, self-righteous crap we've been seeing too many ex-players and baseball writers pull out of their asses lately.

[Backtobanks]

To be fair, like someone else pointed out, it really looks like Ernie has the best intentions. It doesn't seem like he's trying to slam Sammy so much as say what he thinks is best for him. Ernie is just effing senile. (not necessarily because of these comments specifically, just in general.)

 

So what makes you think Ernie is senile? The fact that he's happy, positive, and optimistic? I became a Cub fan in 1954 and Ernie was my favorite player throughout the years. His attitude and outlook hasn't changed in those 56 years, so I don't know what you're basing your comment about senility on. He certainly is an improvement over the sullen, greedy, media-hungry, steroid crazed players of today.

The fact that he's always walking around somewhere in his own damn world. Sure, he's a happy, positive guy. But he's also pretty far out in left field most of the time.

 

Edit: Also, "Drug crazed players of today?" Really?

 

I should have used steroid-crazed instead of drug crazed. As for being "pretty far out in left field most of the time", I think most people today would think a person who is happy, positive, and optimistic all of the time is "pretty far out in left field".

[Sammy Sofa]

As opposed to the "steroid-crazed" players of the last several decades?

[hawkcub]

To be fair, like someone else pointed out, it really looks like Ernie has the best intentions. It doesn't seem like he's trying to slam Sammy so much as say what he thinks is best for him. Ernie is just effing senile. (not necessarily because of these comments specifically, just in general.)

 

So what makes you think Ernie is senile? The fact that he's happy, positive, and optimistic? I became a Cub fan in 1954 and Ernie was my favorite player throughout the years. His attitude and outlook hasn't changed in those 56 years, so I don't know what you're basing your comment about senility on. He certainly is an improvement over the sullen, greedy, media-hungry, steroid crazed players of today.

The fact that he's always walking around somewhere in his own damn world. Sure, he's a happy, positive guy. But he's also pretty far out in left field most of the time.

 

Edit: Also, "Drug crazed players of today?" Really?

 

I should have used steroid-crazed instead of drug crazed. As for being "pretty far out in left field most of the time", I think most people today would think a person who is happy, positive, and optimistic all of the time is "pretty far out in left field".

 

That is what is wrong with a lot of people. I try and be positive and it does annoy the sky is falling crowd. I see calling him out there as pretty much the same thing. He looks at things 1/2 full, good for EB.