Commentators blame it on the cold weather, but the start of the 2007 baseball season was even worse, with several games snowed out and others shifted to different ballparks to avoid inclement weather.
But this year, the sluggers can’t slug because it’s cold. Just listen to the sports talk shows…continuing the Bud Selig-led cover-up of the steroids era.
Let’s see. The mighty Eric Gagne admits he can’t close games, confirming what we all already realized: He can’t close games when he’s not on the juice. Plain and simple.
So if sluggers suddenly can’t slug, it’s the weather?
Yeah, right.
At least, we can make one positive conclusion: Baseball’s drug testing policy is working.
Boston’s Mike Lowell, on the Jim Rome radio show, came closest to admitting as much. When he was asked if the weather had anything to do with hitting and slugging being down this year, he replied, "Yeah, that and other things."
Amen.
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