NFL: sports equivalent of a gawker slow-down?
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
go here and read an insightful piece by strib writer rachel blount.
do you think baseball receives more scrutiny than the NFL? at least recently, it would appear so. blount highlights the most shining example: mark mcgwire and michael irvin and their respective halls of fame. writers everywhere took the moral high ground and told everyone who would listen that they were not going to vote big mac into the HOF because of suspected (never proven, mind you) steroid usage. irvin was convicted of cocaine possession in 1996 (just sentenced to probation– funny, that) but is on ESPN constantly and was inducted into Canton on the first ballot.
