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This is a great time of year if you are a sports fan. So, with baseball wrapping up, college and professional football starting up, and hockey training camp right around the corner, it's time for another edition of "Things and Stuff".
Tony La Russa could be faced with an awkward decision should Mark McGwire continue to blast home runs. Will La Russa bench Big Mac on the road in order for #62 be hit in front of the home fans? The guess here is NO. Mc Gwire will only have so many at bats to break the record. Wouldn't it be sad if #25 comes up short in his chase after sitting out a road game? Remember this is a season record, not a career record, so the window of opportunity is far less.
I wonder how many other players are taking androstenedione and I wonder if their names will be published, also??
Even though the substance is legal, I am concerned about this androstenedione situation because many kids do model McGwire. Hopefully, once this home run race is finally over, Big Mac will record a Public Service Announcement on the proper use of supplements administered by licensed health professionals.
By the way, where is Commissioner Bud Selig during this sndrostenedione controversy?
If Busch Stadium becomes the site of McGwire's record-breaking home run, look for every media type, including those who have not been to the ball park since Opening Day, to come out of the woodwork. The press box will look like most churches on Christmas and Easter.
Just wondering, to prevent injuries, riots, and potential lawsuits in the stands, will Major League Baseball insist that nets be placed in front of the stands so Mc Gwire's or Sammy Sosa's record setting Home Run ball will land gently back on the field of play??
If faced with the situation, I hope Steve Schlanger does the right thing, and hand the play by play microphone to an everyday Cardinal broadcaster for the call of Home Run #62.
Brian Jordan will not return to the Cardinals in 1999. Colorado covets him and the Mets have interest. I dispel the rumors that he may go to the Yankees. Joe Torre and Jordan never really got along in St. Louis.
What a difference three losing seasons makes: the St. Louis Rams are providing the press free parking for games, a catered pre-game dinner including hand carved meat, and personal greetings from the kinder and gentler PR Director. I really hope these nice perks don't cloud the judgment of game day reporting and coverage.
Rumor had it that the air conditioning caused another leak at the Dome on Saturday night.
It's back to the 1970s at the Dome as the Bob Kuban Brass welcomed the Rams on to the field at the start of the game with a rousing rendition of "Shaft".
The biggest cheer in the first half against Dallas was the announcement of Mark McGwire's 52nd Home Run. Hey folks at the Dome: How come you did not show the replay of the home run between all of the commercials??
Speaking of the Cowboys, you can make all the Prison jokes you'd like: Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin are worth the price of admission. Had they played in the entire game the Rams would be 0-3.
ATTENTION: Dick Vermeil-please keep the Iron Head Hayward situation in house.
ATTENTION: Mike Bush: You are running the Ryan Mc Neil updates into the ground. They are monotonous and inane. Please discontinue them and put provide something worthwhile.
The Rams still look 6-10 to me.
Mark Rypien, you and your family are in our prayers.
Good luck to Joe Micheletti on your new job in New York. You'll be missed. Bruce Affleck is a great choice as a replacement.
Even though season ticket renewals are at a 97% clip and the Tag Days were a success in the beginning of the post-Brett Hull era, I am still worried about the power play.
Could the Blues bury the hatchet and swallow their pride from their previous Management and invite organist Ernie Hays back for a few games this season??
Despite the noise you hear around town, George Csolak has been and still is the best hockey writer in this market.
Mizzou football fans, you are in the unusual position of facing optimism for the upcoming season. The Tigers need to get off to a 5-1 start in 1998. If that does happens, a return trip to Bowl competition looks good.
Christmas comes early to hoop fans. December in the Gateway City will be heaven to the fans with the KMOX-Coca-Cola shoot-out at Kiel on Thursday December 10, Missouri/Illinois and SLU/Kansas days before Christmas, and the December 28 doubleheader at the Dome.
AND FINALLY
John Fauber of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel writes, that according to a research study recently completed at the University of Utah and Georgia State University, "testosterone levels of male sport fans increased significantly immediately after the team of their choice won a game. Conversely, the testosterone levels dropped when the male fan's team lost".
"'The findings confirm other research showing that fans can experience testosterone surges while viewing game just like athletes who actually compete in those games' said Alan Booth, a Professor of Sociology and Human Development at Penn State University".
My question: did any of these participants take androstenedione??
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