tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post7948331379629841014..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Situational EthicsSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-80326125066072035612010-08-24T13:33:28.415-05:002010-08-24T13:33:28.415-05:00Heh. Those fake, trying to prove themselves Texan ...Heh. Those fake, trying to prove themselves Texan Texans are the worst Texans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-12770724663097232242010-08-23T21:12:23.238-05:002010-08-23T21:12:23.238-05:00What Roger Clemens wants — what he’s recklessly pu...<i>What Roger Clemens wants — what he’s recklessly pursued, to the point where he’s facing perjury charges and possibly jail — is what Bobby Thomson enjoyed. He wants to be judged on what happened on the field, where pitches are thrown and swings are taken, and everything else fades into irrelevance.</i><br /><br />Then he should keep his goddamned mouth shut off the field.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-78505000166482831282010-08-23T16:43:51.769-05:002010-08-23T16:43:51.769-05:00wasn't the 1950s just swell? Sure they cheated...<i> wasn't the 1950s just swell? Sure they cheated at baseball back then </i><br /><br />But Bobby Thompson wasn't cheating. It wasn't against the rules to steal the signs with binoculars or a spy-glass or whatever the Giants used.<br /><br />As for Roger Clemens, I think the jerkiest thing he did was give all his children "K" for a first initial. If I were one of his kids, I change me name to Homer.Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-73267122375259243922010-08-23T14:03:56.169-05:002010-08-23T14:03:56.169-05:00Actually I think the somewhat shorter Ross Douthat...Actually I think the somewhat shorter Ross Douthat this week is more like: "OMG, I don't have a single idea for a column this week but I'm contractually obligated to provide one. Let me rifle through the newspaper a bit - ah-ha, Roger Clemens. I can use that as a framework for my wankery about a Golden Age that never really existed except in reruns of 'Leave it to Beaver'."<br /><br />Boilerplate Douthat wankery about a Golden Age in the past that never existed wrapped around a thread of current events to attempt to make it relevant. I wouldn't be surprised if he just has a stack of these things in a filing cabinet that he pulls out and fills in paragraphs here or there when he has a deadline to meet and no ideas...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-64816820780971888722010-08-23T11:57:14.815-05:002010-08-23T11:57:14.815-05:00My point being--Ryan, Texan. Clemens, not so much....My point being--Ryan, Texan. Clemens, not so much.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-8040299802348393672010-08-23T11:56:41.367-05:002010-08-23T11:56:41.367-05:00Ryan had a little ranch, I think, and stayed marri...Ryan had a little ranch, I think, and stayed married to his wife and generally was low-key, comparatively speaking.<br /><br />Besides, Clemens was from Ohio. Pffft!Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-47677602408810606542010-08-23T11:28:55.846-05:002010-08-23T11:28:55.846-05:00He should have let Charlie Pierce have the last wo...He should have let Charlie Pierce have the last word on Clemens -<br /><br />http://www.boston.com/sports/columnists/pierce/2010/08/sorry_rog.html<br /><br />But what brings up Ryan, other than his taking GWBs old job as show owner of the Rangers?Downpuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312490198813632190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-17320332600773916922010-08-23T11:06:28.584-05:002010-08-23T11:06:28.584-05:00I would have gone to junior high with him if he ha...I would have gone to junior high with him if he had moved to Texas a couple of years earlier. Weird.<br /><br />I liked Nolan Ryan a lot. He seemed like a decent guy.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-71053490311772448342010-08-23T10:59:34.086-05:002010-08-23T10:59:34.086-05:00Also, Roger Clemens is a hyper-macho Texan and a h...Also, Roger Clemens is a hyper-macho Texan and a huge, huge donor to the Republican party and a friend of the previous president.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com