Comments on FIRE JOE MORGAN: Roy S. Johnson Gets Paid To Write About Baseball

Thanks very much to reader Mike for this P.S. to t...

2005-08-08T12:04:00.000-04:00

Thanks very much to reader Mike for this P.S. to this whole debacle:

"Please note that in Johnson's article on the 'lost art of the stolen base', he refers to Mookie Wilson as #11 on the all-time stolen base leader list. Unfortunately, Mookie is much closer to #111 all-time. Willie Wilson is actually 11th."

In relation to Roy S. Johnson's implication that p...

2005-08-07T23:07:00.000-04:00

In relation to Roy S. Johnson's implication that people either don't know or don't respect Scott Podsednik: for this year's All-Star Game, Podsednik was voted onto the AL roster ahead of, among others, Derek Jeter, The Face of Baseball.

"I know, you see the name and look at the guy (yes...

2005-08-07T18:02:00.000-04:00

"I know, you see the name and look at the guy (yes, he's white) and you're probably laughing again."

This is incredibly racist. He is suggesting, literally, that the color of a man's skin can be used to "guess" at whether he is fast. How do his editors let this go by? This is straight-up racism, and amazingly, it offends blacks *and* whites.

I thought dak was over the line for lazily calling this guy an asshole, but now I'm on board.

Spelling Jerk Man says, "It's Joey Gathright."

2005-08-07T14:19:00.000-04:00

Spelling Jerk Man says, "It's Joey Gathright."

Also, in re: "The rest were respected pros who con...

2005-08-07T11:06:00.000-04:00

Also, in re: "The rest were respected pros who contributed to their team with skill and leadership."

Remember when Vince Coleman threw a lit firecracker into a crowd of kids?