Baseball

I know few of you out there are baseball fans, but I have a question: why don't teams ever trade their managers? Is it against the rules? I mean players get traded all the time, no problem, but managers only get fired, never traded. It seems only fare that if players can be traded willy nilly, than managers should be subject to the same rules.

Orioles fan. . .

Question for the audience: Is there any point in rooting for a team that losses consistently? The Orioles have now lost 8 in a row, the last two to the Devil Rays. I have always been a faithful fan and will undoubtedly continue to be. But it does make me wonder, why continue to support a team that brings only disappointment?

Baseball and Steroids

Found this chart in an article on ESPN.com. The article was about A-Rod's chances of breaking the HR record. I found it interesting if you look at it in light of the whole steroid phenomenon. Notice that those players not suspected of using steroids all hit the same or less HRs after their 32nd birthday as they did before their 32nd birthday. Those who we know or suspect did steroids almost all hit more HRs. (Like the good ol' Oriole Rafael.) Coincidence? I don't think so. Is Barry going to be the HR king? Not in my book.

HRs before and after 32nd birthday

Player	Before 32	After 32
Hank Aaron	398	357
Barry Bonds	332	421
Babe Ruth	356	358
Willie Mays	373	282
Sammy Sosa	386	218
Ken Griffey Jr.	460	128
Frank Robinson	399	187
Mark McGwire	277	306
Harmon Killebrew	393	180
Rafael Palmeiro	232	337