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My Letter to the Commish

Dear Bud Selig,

You have brought shame to America's pastime. Amidst scandal and detriment to the game of baseball, you take no responsibility for your lack of action in the past and turn your frustration into inappropriate action in the present.

The Steroid Era has occurred under your watch and you have the audacity to try to punish players who are under protection of confidentiality. You have the audacity to try and change baseball's most holy record. Even Hank Aaron thinks you are out of line. What's next? The 1989 A's lose their World Series trophy and hand it to the Giants? Do you take Gaylord Perry out of the hall-of-fame because he used a spitball?

Mr. Selig, this was your watch and you fell asleep. You chose to do nothing in the mid-90's when Steroids was at it's peak because it helped bring popularity back to baseball after the strike. Man up and take responsibility for what you have done to the game. Apologize to the baseball fans of the world for choosing to do nothing as the game was slowly being tarnished. Apologize to the fans for acting only when you were forced by the pressure of the media as news of steroid-use finally broke out in the early-2000's. Apologize to the fans for not doing your job. Do the game a favor, and retire.

Sincerely,

A REALLY PISSED OFF FAN

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If you’re using snail mail, you should take a dump in the envelope. You earned it. Or Selig did. Whoever, just do it.

by lincypoo i wuv u on Feb 18, 2009 3:07 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

It’s against USPS regulations to mail feces except in a proper medical containment apparatus.

Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below.500
We are at war with Los Angeles. We have always been at war with Los Angeles.

by S.F. Giangst on Feb 18, 2009 6:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The did in Pink Flamingos!

by satyricrash on Feb 18, 2009 9:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When I was nineteen I wrote a gushy fan letter to Van Halen.

I guess I was expecting a personalized reply…boy , was I surprised when all I got was a merchandising order form so I could get my Van Halen tee shirts , posters , colostomy bags , etc.

OK if I adopt Randy Johnson?
"What kind of a stupid question is that?"

by victor frankenstein on Feb 18, 2009 5:12 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Van Halen Colostomy Bags: Rock With Confidence!

Sergio Romo: striking out professional hitters since 2005.

by Lyle on Feb 18, 2009 7:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So that’s how Eddie got the brown sound.

Subpoena Hank Aaron: Drag his butt before congress and let him state, under penalty of perjury, that he never took amphetamines.

by Sabertooth on Feb 18, 2009 7:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was Rick who wrote the letter to the lead singer of Echo and the Bunnymen, not Vyv.

/nerd

by satyricrash on Feb 18, 2009 9:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow…I thought I was the only person who would get the reference.

I’ve been out-nerded!

by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 18, 2009 9:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

HANDS UP WHO LIKES ME

by satyricrash on Feb 18, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Let’s play murder in the dark

by positiveuphemism on Feb 18, 2009 3:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Other letters

Where is your letter to the players?
Where is your letter to the MLBPA union?

by wilriv21 on Feb 18, 2009 6:39 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Don’t you think the media is doing a good enough job of shaming the players? The good players who used at least.

We're all basically Pedro Feliz.

by SF Pete on Feb 18, 2009 10:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That’s the letter U and the numeral 2.

Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below.500
We are at war with Los Angeles. We have always been at war with Los Angeles.

by S.F. Giangst on Feb 18, 2009 6:48 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Crosley Bendix Discusses the U.S. Copyright Act

They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long

by bgunn on Feb 18, 2009 10:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate Selig too – but you seem to be coming from the whole ol’ “steroids has ruined baseball!” attitude. I just think Selig’s been a jerk for the way he’s arbitrarily gone along with the cultural witch hunts against some players. What Selig should have done is (a) stood up to Congress & the news media and told them all to get their intruding unConstitutional asses out of the business of the private joint venturers who have joined together to produce the entertainment product that is the MLB, and (b) taken care of any MLB rule breaking in house.

Personally, I kinda have the same attitude about steroids as Stephen Colbert -

“The big story in sports right now is athletes taking drugs, making themselves better with steroids and human growth hormone. Some people have a problem with this, but not me. NEWS FLASH: Athletes perform for our enjoyment. So ‘performance-enhancing drugs’ are really ‘enjoyment-enhancing drugs.’ The fact is, Americans want the best of everything. That’s why Americans won’t watch women’s basketball. Every time I see a lady make a shot I think, ‘I bet a guy could’ve made that better.’ ‘Enhanced’ athletics are the same way.”

“Back in the day when sports consisted of little slow guys hitting set shots, bunting, and staging Statue of Liberty plays, the public was satisfied because they didn’t know any better. But now that we’ve seen huge behemoths with 2% body fat and misshapen foreheads leap over piles of bodies to crush each other’s larynx, we can’t go back. That’s why I’m proposing the end of all regulations on what athletes do to themselves. If a guy wants to shoot himself up with hormones or chimp sperm, that’s his business. The only thing that matters is performance on the field. Now a lot of people ask, ‘What kind of message would this send to our young people?’ To which I reply, ’Don’t suck. Go the extra mile to actually be good or you’ll be selling insurance.’ With those forces at work in the marketplace of modern scientific body modification, our sports will continue to be the most entertaining in the world.”

"Those boos really motivate me to make something happen." - Bonds

by Persiflage on Feb 18, 2009 10:38 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

NIce.

I can haz homerunz!

by jbowl on Feb 18, 2009 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nice?

It’s GrrrREAT!

Do you really prefer “E – 85 BURNING FUNNYCARS” to “NITROMETHANE BURNING FUNNYCARS” ?

more splash hitz pleez

OK if I adopt Randy Johnson?
"What kind of a stupid question is that?"

by victor frankenstein on Feb 18, 2009 6:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am HGH and so can you!

Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Don't F with the Affeldt

by Giant among Angels on Feb 18, 2009 8:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lol

I have the book, I cracked up when I read that.

And I don’t think it has ruined baseball, but made it less enjoyable with all of the media attention it gets.

Section 314 FTW!

by KingofDucks1987 on Feb 18, 2009 8:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

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