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Now Endorsed by Marge Schott!
Today's leg of the Quest for Shoes that Don't Squeak took me to the most hit-or-miss store on the planet: Marshalls. Marshalls definitely wins the award for cheapest shoes, since they usually carry last season's styles at a significant discount. Since I don't care about style, and prefer instead to wear shoes that were in style 4 or 5 years ago but that I know are made well and last a long time, this is usually ideal.
However, most days the wearable shoes have been picked clean from the rack, leaving only the ones that are oddly sized or that I wouldn't wear if you paid me. Today was definitely one of the latter days, as the aisles were overflowing with those shoes that are made to look like bowling shoes but don't have the wacky sliding soles that normal bowling shoes have. No matter how trendy they were, or how many indie musicians wore them, I never did care for the style one bit.
And in other, non-shoe-related news, Pete Rose continues to cement his reputation as the greasiest slimeball there is. For a long time I've held the belief that he should be in the Hall of Fame because of his playing career but shouldn't be let near a baseball diamond ever again, but the more I see him shamelessly hog the spotlight, profiteer, and lie to everyone within range, I hope he never gets voted in. They shouldn't keep him out because of this stuff, since after all Ty Cobb is in and he was by all accounts a jackass, but let's just say I won't be disappointed if Commissioner Bud doesn't cave to the bizarre public sentiment in his favor.
Comments
I agree on the Pete Rose thing. If only we knew a member of the sports media that we could convince...wait. Actually, I don't think my dad is voting for him anyway. And does Bud Selig have the power to override the votes of the media? I hope not, especially if he decides to promote Rose.
Posted by: Eileen at January 7, 2004 9:14 PM
I was thinking about this some more. There's a character clause in the requirements for getting into the Hall of Fame. If the Hall of Fame were only about a player's baseball record then, hell, let him in. But it's more than that.
Also, just because Ty Cobb was a jackass and got in doesn't mean every other jackass should. I don't know if there was a character clause back then, but if so how the hell did baseball writers justify their votes?
And Ty Cobb shouldn't be the precedent. Shoeless Joe Jackson should be. Character flaws are one thing, but clearly and intentionally violating the first rule of baseball is entirely another. If Shoeless Joe Jackson isn't in the Hall of Fame then Pete Rose sure as hell shouldn't be.
Posted by: Eileen at January 9, 2004 9:30 PM
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