Philadelphia Phillies: No Butts About It... No Intensity
A-Rod was back in Texas for the first time since his admission. Alex said he loves Texas; he has a lot of friends and support there. Those supporters chose to encourage him with boo’s. And it worked. He went 5-5 in a 19-hit slugfest that scored 11 runs and squelched the Rangers to 1. Take that, supporters. And the Dodgers aren’t missing Manny as much as they’re missing his m-antics. They’ve won 10 of 16 games since his suspension (from my count). That includes an 8-0 shutout against the Giants, a 9-2 win over the Phillies, a 12-2 trounce of the Marlins, and a 16-6 victory last night. I think it’s more mental than Manny. Don’t get me wrong. Steroids in baseball are wrong. Taking them is wrong. Lying about taking them is wrong. And defending their use is wrong. Okay, are we on the same page before I make my statement? Casting people into hell for their use is wrong. Matt Stairs said it best. You can’t give a guy in the stands steroids and think he’ll hit 400. That’s why I say ...