Comments on: A great interview with Robert Creamer

By: Walk

Walk — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:48:36 +0000

sigh 18-20, sorry for the typos, again.

By: Walk

Walk — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:47:54 +0000

The last league available in my area was also the last one i played in. It was for 18-10 years olds and served as prep for college and we played between seasons providing the chance for many of those younger college players to sharpen their skills. We played just for fun but it was no less intense for all that. Whenever i am in a wistful mood and look back i consider that one of the best parts of my life. Free from the pressures of high school just beginning college and my adult life. The memories of the games and friends i have not seen or rarely seen since all mixed in. I know exactly why i love baseball as much as i do.

By: Walk

Walk — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:47:46 +0000

The alst league available in my area was also the last one i played in. It was for 18-10 years olds and served as prep for college and we played between seasons providing the chance for many of those younger college players to sharpen their skills. We played just for fun but it was no less intense for all that. Whenever i am in a wistful mood and look back i consider that one of the best parts of my life. Free from the pressures of high school just beginning college and my adult life. The memories of the games and friends i have not seen or rarely seen since all mixed in. I know exactly why i love baseball as much as i do.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:39:17 +0000

Amen.

By: mkd

mkd — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:49:16 +0000

Interestingly enough Creamer himself doesn’t buy the whole sheep’s testosterone story. His long and interesting answer is about halfway down this interview from 2009: http://www.gelfmagazine.com/archives/the_babes_living_legend.php.

By: pmcenroe

pmcenroe — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:08:30 +0000

Craig I’m really glad you brought up that last part but I’d have to disagree slightly that that there aren’t plenty of adult baseball leagues available. A quick search and you will see there are lots of them from small towns to big cities (granted not anywhere near as many as there once was). I find it insane that so many us grew up playing and loving the game so much only to discover that so few (especially those who played in college) continue to play into adulthood. Hell I’m only in my mid-20′s and I won’t stop playing until they drag me off the field

By: phillieschamps2012

phillieschamps2012 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:07:15 +0000

I never read or heard that before. Do you have a reference for this allegation?

By: b7p19

b7p19 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:06:42 +0000

Geez, I wish more people opened their minds to others opinions. The world would be a much better place. How hard is it to consider a view point other than your own?

By: jwbiii

jwbiii — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:05:11 +0000

Because Ruth took testosterone, at that time isolated from sheep testicles. If he had had the opportunity to take something safer and hypoallergenic, he would have.

By: rambodiaz

rambodiaz — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:55:21 +0000

That beautiful swing and Ruth’s big face looking up watching it go as he starts to run. And the ball, already enormously high in the air as it floated past the infield. I mean, I saw Babe Ruth hit home runs.

That is beautiful.

By: phillieschamps2012

phillieschamps2012 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:44:53 +0000

Babe Ruth would have taken steroids? Really? That’s a pretty ridiculous thing for Robert Cremer to say. How the heck does he know what Babe Ruth would do?

He goes on to say:

“I have never been as upset by steroid use as the moralistic holier-than-thou baseball writers who vote on the Hall of Fame. What a bunch of self-important phonies!”

Moralistic? Why? Because they don’t want to vote in players who obviously cheated for years?

On the steroid issue, this writer makes no sense. Maybe the guy is senile at this point.

By: royhobbs39

royhobbs39 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:29:46 +0000

Wow. What a great interview. Really enjoyed the part about his grandfather and seeing his name in the paper. It seems like you hear stories like this all the time, but the idea of relating it not only to a storied pasttime like baseball, but also to his career and profession? Really cool.

By: thelucasjj

thelucasjj — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:02:09 +0000

Great interview. That is the kind of person you could sit with for days and never tire of their stories.

By: shawndc04

shawndc04 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:43:44 +0000

Wow, what a superb interview. I had forgotten about Bob Creamer. Great observations on his part.