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Originally posted by WhatWuzThatBlue
Yes, you are missing something - putting on weight and packing on muscle mass are not the same thing. Most professional baseball players are done when reach thirty eight years of age. Their bodies can't keep up with the pace - look at Frank Thomas and Jeff Bagwell. Human physiology doesn't normally permit excessive muscle growth in this age group.
Unadulterated photographs convict people of crimes and serve as legacies - they are very powerful tools. Grab a Bonds rookie card and last year's. Check the size of his head - see any similarities between his and the 'roid boys of the WWF.
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I guess that is the scientific method at work. I hope you get a lot of funding for your research.
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Originally posted by WhatWuzThatBlue
Lastly, I didn't tell anyone that they should be offended by Coach Joe Paterno's comments. I just found them frighteningly out of step with contemporary collegiate athletics. Your skin color has nothing to do with how fast you are. Implying that it does is a slap in the face to all of the hours of training that athletes go through. If you thought they were okay, then I know why people like him can say what they want.
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You are right. The color of your skin does not have anything to do with an attribute. But for some reason most of the fastest players in the NFL are Black. It also might be noted that Paterno was not commenting on the speed of players, he was talking about their contribution to the game and a conference.
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Originally posted by WhatWuzThatBlue
I am not an African American and I was horrified by his lack of discretion.
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Funny, I have not found any African-Americans that publicly feel the way you do. Guys love to mock Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton, but no one is coming out and saying that Paterno should be fired or retire but a bunch of people that the comments were not directed at. As a matter of fact I have heard many Black writers and commentators saying they were not offended at all by what he said or did not see where what he said was not true.
Peace
[Edited by JRutledge on Nov 6th, 2005 at 12:11 AM]