Submitted by Vinnie Terranova, Jul 16, 2007 10:30

Tim,

I'm sick of these whinning, complaining athletes who make millions and see racism behind ever act, word and facial expression. There are millions of us who'd trade places in a second to be paid millions to play a game we've loved since childhood.

It's time for these spoiled millionaries to stick the chips on their shoulders back in their pockets and to grow up and realize that it's about helping the team to win and not where they bat in the order. And God forbid!, they get called out by the manager for making a bad play. Anyone who's played sports knows how coaches and managers will go off on a player for making a dumb play or being a cancer in the locker room. They should grow up.

And it's no coincidence that the three players most prominently noted are all notorious clubhouse distractions, to put it mildly and their egos actually exceed their abundant athletic ability. Is it any wonder that they've played in almost as many cities as have teams? They've been shuffled around and changed hands more times than a baseball card.

Let's consider the source before we start giving these claims serious consideration. The race card is out of place in the world today. It's time some people grew up, moved on and stop blaming everyone around them for whatever slights they imagine they suffered. Their behavior, rather than making them sympathic figures, only makes them look like pitiful clowns.

Vinnie Terranova

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