I'm an unrepentant baseball fan (screw the other sports), but when it comes to those who play the game, well, that's a different matter. This weekend saw the re-emergence of Mark McGwire, who reminded us again that not only is he a cheater, but something less than a man.
The chemically enhanced hermit made his first public appearance since that woefully inadequate testimony before Congress in March to commemorate the final regular season series at St. Louis' Busch Stadium. Repeating what he didn't say before Congress, McGwire insisted he did not want to talk about the past.
"I've moved on from it and I wish the media would," McGwire said. Yeah, it's the media's fault. He must've enrolled in the Tom DeLay school of blaming everyone else first. "I've made my statement in Washington ... and that's really about it."
Compounding matters, he made this second non-statement while cradling his young son, following a weak trend among athletes. When Barry Bonds returned to the field a few weeks ago, he did so accompanied by a child stricken with cancer. How can you boo a sick kid? Or lob tough questions at a dad holding his little boy??
Then, to top it off, McGwire actually feigned sincerity: "That statement comes from the heart, and that's the way it is." (Apparently steroids shrink hearts along with testicles).
"I'm a very positive person and I just wish everybody else would be positive."
Damn cyics and their preoccupation with playing by the rules! Here's hoping Big Mac crawls back into his oversized hole.
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