660

Listening to the Sox on the way home Friday night when Alex Rodriguez hit his 660th home run.

Fourth on the all time list. Tied with Willie Mays.

I was disappointed to hear excitement in the Sox announcer's voice as he called the shot.

It was not Joe Castglione.

660 for Rodriguez is not an achievement because he cheated to hit a lot of those. He did not achieve the milestone entirely on ability and effort.

Drugs played a big part. He has admitted to using performance enhancing drugs. He was banned from the league for an entire year.

We should celebrate this man?

If I were calling the game I would have been flat toned and matter of fact. If I could get away with it I would not even mention that he tied Mays.

Because he didn't.

His contract with the yankees calls for a $6 million bonus for reaching this milestone.

Rumor has it that the team does not want to pay it.

I hope they have the guts to hold on to their precious money.

I hope there is absolutely no hoopla connected with that hit.

I hope there is a vicious backlash against this stooge and that it forces him to walk around with a paper bag on his head.

Pete Rose has been so severely punished for his gambling exploits that he is not even allowed into a professional baseball stadium.

Do you get that? The man cannot even walk into a professional park. Since 1989.

That's 26 years.

He is also not eligible to be inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame, even though his stats demand it.

Every home run Rodriguez hit over the period he admits to doping should be deducted from his career total.

That would remove the slug from any home run king discussion.

Pete Rose is getting a raw deal.

Rodriguez is getting a walk in the park.