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December 06, 2004
Dissing The Great One
Taking his turn to rant about steroids, ESPN's Peter Gammons takes a shot at an innocent bystander: What we do now believe is that when Barry Bonds passes Babe Ruth sometime this spring, it will be greeted not by cheers, but jeers, or worse, disinterest. When Bonds passes Henry Aaron in early 2006, we will be reminded that what once was the most regal of all sports records will have been relegated to the level of the all-time NHL goals leader. If you're upset with Bonds, that's fine as far as it goes. But why the Hell in God's name does Gammons have to slander Wayne Gretzky in the process? Yeah, that Gretzky, he's just an historical footnote. UPDATE: Click here for David Pinto's take on the rest of Gammons' piece.
Eric
01:18 AM
Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsHe's not just slandering Gretzky but the entire sport of Hockey. He's basically saying Hockey is third class and any records set within it are a far-removed sideshow. Posted by: at December 6, 2004 09:16 AM I guess all those years of Bruins ineptitude have taken their toll on Peter. Posted by: at December 6, 2004 10:22 AM Shame on Pete. He's gotta represent Massachusetts and respect puck. Posted by: at December 6, 2004 11:21 AM Outrageous. What do you expect from a doddering old donkey from a BYGONE era...time to retire that nag... Maybe I'll do a CSI Medblogs on what type of atrophy and internal derangement must be present inside his aged skull... Posted by: at December 6, 2004 12:16 PM I think years of appearing on middle aged female's screen savers have finally gone to the head of Peter Gammons. Or, the Red Sox just won the World Series, so he just felt like he could tell the hockey world to get bent. What does he care?!? The Sawx won! Posted by: at December 6, 2004 12:35 PM Bonds isn't in Gretzky's league achievement-wise. That was a stupid thing for Gammons to write. Posted by: at December 6, 2004 01:14 PM Gammons is right on the money! By any measure the eighties was one of the weakest eras in NHL hockey. Using a win devation analysis or goals per game averages Gretzky's numbers are hugely inflated. The true measure of Gretzky is seen in the 90s when his numbers dropped precipitously. Howe outscored him straight up in his second decade. Steve Sailer shows that Bonds' numbers are also a joke. Age Avg=100 "...from the age of 36 through 39 he went on a four-year tear averaging 257, which is better than Babe Ruth's single best season (1920) of 255, when he was 25." Posted by: at December 6, 2004 05:04 PM Post a commentThanks for signing in, . (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) |