tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post5131014126893073317..comments2007-10-09T14:06:07.393-05:00DCScraphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109944563728433069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-51376042705719709082007-10-09T14:06:00.000-05:002007-10-09T14:06:00.000-05:00I actually went and READ the article in Walrus and yes-he is serious. And no-he did not make the point that every "asterisk" is equal...just that one of the most celebrated "records" in sports may have been the result of a scorekeeper who was actually buddies!!! with the guy he was scoring.<BR/>I do not think the author ever accused Joe of cheating-just that he did not really hit in 56 straight games. Remember, it is history and history should never be read as the gospel (get it?)-it should be fluent; ever changing the more facts we get.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221343081027933035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-49696137756006776512007-10-08T19:37:00.000-05:002007-10-08T19:37:00.000-05:00Is this guy serious? Does he really think the examples are analogous? Does he really believe that all "cheating" is equal and, if so, ok?? How about slipping a mickey to your opponent in a tennis match? Brass knuckles inside your boxing gloves? <BR/><BR/>Even if DiMaggio's record did have help, it doesn't make him a cheater. He didn't do it. He didn't try to gain some illegal advantage over the competition. Bonds cheated: not once or twice, but every time he came to work for several years running. Apples and oranges. Or rather, rotten apples and oranges.dgk1http://www.blogger.com/profile/02975545775703324885noreply@blogger.com