Read this piece on Bonds.
Then read this one.
(Real quick. Yes I'm a political scientist. Yes I can talk about the debate. But it is pretty clear to me that one candidate looked like he had a firm grasp of the issues. And another candidate was more interested in projecting strength and focusing on platitudes. If you don't know which one is which...then maybe you shouldn't be voting.)
So back to Bonds.
In both cases the columnists are grappling with a historical fact. Bonds isn't loved by the press corps. At all. And he won't ever be...until he's dead. Then people will probably come out of the woodworks praising his gruff shell that hid a heart of gold.
But look at the very different pieces.
Damn I don't want to just attribute it to race, because that perspective ignores Wiley's greatness, and it diminishes Bayless' marked LACK of greatness. If it was all just a matter of race, then Bayless Ric Bucher and the rest of them can just hang it up because they'll never get the black bodies they routinely find themselves writing about. And in their stead we'd hire every black head with skills at NBA Live.
BUT....
Just look at the pieces. You tell ME why in the hell the greatest baseball player that probably ever lived should have to kiss the ass of a Jim Rome just BECAUSE.
Man I wish Ralph were still here.
Posted by at October 1, 2004 08:05 PM | TrackBack
Thanks LKS, for keeping Bro.Wiley alive.
tootsie
Posted by: tootsie at October 4, 2004 01:08 PM