"People should listen to David Wells and give it serious consideration. For a guy like Wells to walk away from MLB, maybe that was the canary in the coal mine for the rest of us. Play ball? Not any longer. Now it is just a foul ball."
This morning on the news, there was a story about David Wells. For those who are not familiar with that name, Wells is a former major league pitcher, who is one of the rare players who has pitched a perfect game. Although somewhat portly, Wells pitched for the Yankees and the Blue Jays, and was considered to be one of the best "lefties" around. Now retired from MLB, he had an interesting take on the All Star Game snafu down in Atlanta.
"I am done. And it hurts me to say this, as baseball has been such a big part of my life for so long. But I will not watch another game." Guess what? Wells is not the only person who is giving MLB the "deep six" this season. Some, maybe forever. Why? Because the putz who is the MLB commish, decided to take America's pastime, and turn it into a "Woke industry". This was a dumb, dumber, and dumbest thing he could have done. PLUS - to make matters even worse, he gave credence to the BIG LIE, that Georgia's new voter law was racist. Or as Slo Joe says, "Jim Crow".
Michael Jordan once said about politics, "Republicans buy sneakers too." Laura Ingraham wrote a book titled, "Shut up and Sing". How are these two items related? Same theme. If you are in sports or entertainment, you would do yourself a favor, by sticking to your knitting. Stay out of politics.
The blow back from this bone headed decision to move the All Star Game from Atlanta (50% black) to Denver (9.2% black), could be enormous. All because of a BIG LIE. Plus, many of the folks in Atlanta who would have benefited from the 100 - 150M dollars the game would have brought to Atlanta - are black.
I have followed the Minnesota Twins since 1961, when they went from the Senators, to an expansion team in Minnesota. I watched all three world series they played in. I knew the "65" lineup by heart. Rich Rollins was my favorite player. I still have homer hankies from the "87" series. That being said, I could give a rip about the Twins right now. Why? They are part of the MLB. And the MLB, just like the NBA, is dead to me. The NFL may not be dead to me as yet, but they are on life support.
People should listen to David Wells and give it serious consideration. For a guy like Wells to walk away from MLB, maybe that was the canary in the coal mine for the rest of us. Play ball? Not any longer. Now it is just a foul ball.
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