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Again, drinking off slimps could be argued as one. Or stress relief or something. Point is, he used a substance that was against federal law.

From what I understand, steroids are really only a problem if you abuse them. Amphetamines are just as illegal as steroids. Alcohol was illegal in the US from 1920 to 1933. Which means that Rith was breaking laws every time he got drunk. And by all accounts, that was very, very common.

Amphetamines ("greenies" were very, very commonly used in Aaron's day, and there's varying reports of how much they're used even now. They help concentration and put off mental fatigue -- which makes them performance-enhancing. Alcohol was against federal law when Ruth played. I'm sure it could also be something that helps mentally -- drink off the 0-4 night, etc. But regardless, it was against federal law, and that's the argument you're using about steroids. (Nevermind that they were actually banned in 1991, they just didn't come up with an enforcement method until a few years ago)

Pete Froedden from Dyer County, previously at Harding in Memphis. GREAT coach, this is a very good hire.

Hired at Sycamore. http://www.rctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...6/1293/MTCN0302 I've heard he wasn't looking to leave, but the offer was just too good to even think about turning down.

What about the illegal substances Aaron and Ruth used? Amphetamines and alcohol, respectively. Does that make them cheaters? FWIW, Ruth is the greatest of all time, but Bonds is much closer than most people give him credit for.

Why should they? You can lift weights without steroids. And Pujols has always been a big guy, he's gained an average of 3 pounds a year in MLB so far.

Two in a day is not a doubleheader. They all had at least a few hours before they came back out to play again. All I'm saying is that it's not as big a difference in the schedule as several people have said. There were baseball teams that played twice in a day also. And, would you believe it, there were teams that played two on both Wednesday and Thursday. Covington, Franklin, Farragut, CBHS, and MUS all played twice Wednesday and twice again on Thursday. And unlike the current softball format, those were true doubleheaders -- chalk the field and play again.

I agree with you that it's different...I can't stand it. No offense to softball fans. But again, you're playing the same number of games. The only difference is that instead of a 4x2 tournament, you're playing a pure double-elim. You go from having 13 to 15 games to having 14 or 15. A team that wins all the way through would need four games to do it, just like the current format. A team that loses early would need to play seven, compared to six in the current format. And just looking at the softball tournament's schedule, I don't really see a big difference between the two schedules. AAA softball only used one field except for Wednesday morning. And BTW, in this year's softball tournament no team played a doubleheader. No, the NCAA has not changed the format to double elimination. It's still 4x2, but with a best of three between the winners, not a single game.

The unfortunate thing is that all the lynch mob hysteria has gotten to the point that people don't realize how good he was up until 1998. He's a bit of a jerk, sure, but there's been no shortage of jerks that were in the inner circle of baseball's elite. Including the guy he just passed on the HR list.

Well, if a road is built by the federal government, it has to meet certain environmental standards. A state can build a road to whatever environmental standards it wants, and I've heard some people say TDOT liked to cut corners on new highways to try to build them faster and cheaper. FWIW, once a road is built, if it meets standards of the Interstate system (median widths, lane widths, no way on or off except by the ramps, etc.), it can be assigned as an interstate...which is what TDOT is doing, eventually, with both 840 and part of TN-385 (future I-269) in the Memphis area. And yes, pretty much everybody involved in the 840 mess at TD(whitearrowinagreencircle)TGo. has been let go, I think. If not, they've been severely reprimanded.

Haven't really heard anything in a while. I'm sure he's doing well, though.

Believe me, I was afraid your dogs would show up.

BTW, I took the adventurous route to Murfreesboro last week. Highway 64 to Fayetteville, then Highway 231 to Murfreesboro. I didn't realize how pretty the stretch from Waynesboro on would be. (And no, I haven't gone crazy -- I've gone 40-440-24 a million times and I'd never gone out 64 past Savannah)

They can call the southern half I-840.

Why would anyone stop in Bells? (Before anyone asks, yes I'm baiting a response from someone)

Yes it does. 3-man front isn't exactly an unheard-of gimmick. 2-man front because you're out of bodies at the position is. They had no ability to stop the run. I don't see why Fulmer didn't just run off-tackle every play. 3-man front can contain that. 2-man front can't.

If you couldn't do that to a Memphis team with no passing game, no defensive line, and without one of the top 5 running backs in the nation, what makes you think you'll do it when Memphis does have a passing game and a defensive line.

I don't think they gave out an actual award. But there's no question who the AAA MVP was.

If this is Ralph, good to meet you today.

Congrats to Farragut. Catopano is a stud. He was overwhelming today.

Supplements aren't all illegal.

Me? Go off on something? On the air? NEVER!

At Bartlett, though not my graduation there, one of our TEACHERS brought an air horn. I heard rumors that the Bartlett graduation today was in an arena (Mid-South Coliseum) with no electricity. Meaning no A/C. They ran emergency lights inside the arena for the stage, and they ran a generator to light a couple of bathrooms. I'm glad that wasn't mine...I would have been VERY angry.

That's what I'd figured, but you never know. You have to respect a guy who tries to help somebody break his records.