The bitter old guys sound off
21 August 2009 1:23 pm
If you’re into old players being very bitter that modern players make more money than they did, have the freedom to look different than they did, and that the modern player’s mechanisms for cheating are more superior to their own mechanisms for cheating, well, then, Jim Rice is happy to oblige:
“You see a Manny Ramirez, you see an A-Rod [Alex Rodriguez], you see [Derek] Jeter … Guys that I played against and with, these guys you’re talking about cannot compare,” Rice said to Little Leaguers gathered in the cafeteria.
Right, these guys are far more immoral than anyone playing in Rice’s days. Why, if the kids realized they could make a lot of money playing a game they love, that would be catastrophic, right? Someone, please, think of the children, lest one grow up to have dreadlocks!
Update: woo, Neyer sounds in also chastising Rice. ¶
2 Responses to The bitter old guys sound off
Daniel on August 28th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Hey,
I’ve been trying to start using Retrosheet data, but I can’t get it up and running. Your work presented in an earlier post looks interesting, but I’m not sure if I follow the procedure very well as I’m not too familiar with any of the components. Would you mind helping me out please?
Thanks,
Daniel
Wells on August 29th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Hey Daniel- I don’t mind helping at all. What are your questions?
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