posted by BH
The follwing comes from a Jeff Pearlman peice from 1999 when he was writing for Sports Illustrated:
"Junior's finest trait, everyone remarks, is memory. Griffey has a splendid memory, not just for baseball, but society. He holds people accountable for their actions. Not long ago he asked a writer to refrain from printing something. The writer printed it. Griffey scolded him -- immediately. He can be your worst friend or your best enemy. Your best friend or your worst enemy. He can pop a remark that will make you feel so small, then pat you on the back like a brother."
It was reported yesterday that Griffey said he remembered nothing of Barry Bonds talking about steroids while at Griffey's house. Hmmm. How can the guy, who apparently many people believe has an amazing memory, not remember such a huge conversation? Either it didn't happen, it was a joke and treated as such by Griffey and Bonds, or Griffey's lying. I'm inclined to think Griffey's not lying.
I guess one more thing's been bothering me about this whole deal. Where were the sources of this quote following Bonds saying it? Obviously, if it's to be believed, Bonds and Griffey took for granted that McGwire and Sosa were on the juice. Why didn't the source come out then?
(SI article link)
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Pearlman and Griffey
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Can we agree to start calling back acne by the word "backne?" (I read that a while ago and just pawned it off as my own.) Honor system, personified.
That seems like it's from "Booty Call" or something like that.
Bill Simmons' article from about three years ago. Somehow I've always remembered that.
Hmm. That doesn't seem like the first thing you've stolen from Simmons?
It's about the 500th.
I'm pretty sure 98% of everything I've ever written has been ripped off.
Dude, Eli and have refered used the term "backne" since our first summer back from college. "Sit by the pool and burn off the backne". I don't know where we got, I'm sure it's not original but it's been around far too long for anyone to be claiming shit. I claim to be cooler than Sonny. Damn, people have been saying that for years too. NaHat!!!
That stings. Alost as bad as sun burned bacne.
It's awesome that my post has turned into this,
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