My old college roommate had an expression for moments like this: "I'd rather dunk my head in a bucket of ice water."
Well, it was bound to happen but, damn....
The replays of Aaron circling the bases and the two dudes sprinting in from the stands to intercept Hank between 2nd and 3rd to congratulate him.... no longer. Craig Sager and his horrible white or yellow(?) lab jacket at home plate trying to fight through a mob of adoring teammates in order to get a word with him.... Ancient history, brothers and sisters. A moment freighted with the significance of a black man breaking the most visible record in all of sports in the de facto capitol of the South.... 2nd place now.
For the foreseeable future we get Fat Head circling the bases to the wild applause of the Kool-Aid drinkers of San Fran greeted by teammates at home plate clearly behaving in a prefunctory manner before quickly retreating to the dugout. Hank Aaron, himself, on the Jumbo-tron offering congratulations... ugh. Manager Bruce Bochy in the dugout, soothing Bonds and telling him that, ".... you don't have to go back out and, you know, actually field your postion if you don't want to... Barry.... can I get you something to drink?"
...And while this joyous celebration is taking place in San Francisco, Bond's trainer, Greg Anderson is sitting in jail for refusing to testify about what he knows regarding Bonds and steroids.
Dear Lord: Please keep A-Rod healthy. Amen.
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Just for the sake of accuracy, get the story straight. Greg Anderson is in jail because he's abiding by the terms of an agreement given to him by the federal government. Part of his plea agreement was that he didn't have to discuss any players by name in any way. Once he got done with the plea, the government subpoenas him trying to get to Bonds.
Just another in a long line of shady dealings by our legal system, designed to suit their own ends.
o, Thanks for correcting the name. Yet another lesson in trying to post real-time. But I don't understand the plea agreement you are describing. Is he not sitting in jail for being in contempt? What kind of plea arrangement sends you to jail? I thought pleas kept you out of jail in return for testimony.
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