Comments on: Willie Mays Aikens: “Every day, every game of the World Series…I snorted cocaine” http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Tue, 21 May 2013 03:01:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: maxt75 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293785 Thu, 03 May 2012 15:06:38 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293785 CBS is reporting that KC is indeed giving Aikens a second chance. They are activating him to play first base and sending Hosmer down.

]]> By: maxt75 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293771 Thu, 03 May 2012 14:56:48 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293771 Inspirational to crackheads…..and Craig, I suppose….

]]> By: jwbiii http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293584 Thu, 03 May 2012 02:32:06 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293584 Aikens was more like, “He hits like Willie McCovey, catches like shit, and runs like a filing cabinet!”

]]> By: rosesacl http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293556 Thu, 03 May 2012 01:22:06 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293556 His story is very inspirational… The trials, the tribulations, the crack…. Awesome story…

]]> By: stex52 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293551 Thu, 03 May 2012 00:59:02 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293551 I understand, WGR. It won’t work, but I understand.

]]> By: jwbiii http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293510 Wed, 02 May 2012 22:58:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293510 Thumbs downer, if you’ve read an Amy K. Nelson piece that wasn’t outstanding, you’ve read one more than me. Please link.

]]> By: brokea$$lovesmesomeme http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293507 Wed, 02 May 2012 22:52:40 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293507 I agree with you 100% you are a simpleton.

]]> By: 4letterman http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293503 Wed, 02 May 2012 22:40:36 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293503 His name reminds me of the quote in Major League: “He catches like Willie Mays, but hits like S*&T!”

Great story.

]]> By: Ben http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293485 Wed, 02 May 2012 21:50:25 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293485 Phew, thank god he wasn’t using marijuana.

]]> By: The Baseball Idiot http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293477 Wed, 02 May 2012 21:39:15 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293477 Actually, he was a rookie with Califronia. He was a second year player with the Royals.

]]> By: The Baseball Idiot http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293476 Wed, 02 May 2012 21:37:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293476 Just to clarify, it wasn’t just for selling crack. He had a loaded weapon with him. He got hit with federal sentencing guidlines, and had to do a minimum of 14 years.

Using drugs is bad.
Selling drugs is bad.
Selling drugs while carrying is bad.
Getting caught selling drugs while carrying?

The word escapes me, but I’m sure it isn’t good.

]]> By: jwbiii http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293460 Wed, 02 May 2012 21:10:29 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293460

Amy K. Nelson has a fantastic feature

Kinda redundant.

]]> By: pisano http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293450 Wed, 02 May 2012 21:04:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293450 He had a good reason to do blow, if he didn’t that slob would have weighed 400 lbs.

]]> By: ditto65 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293429 Wed, 02 May 2012 20:42:13 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293429 no.

]]> By: exhibits5 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293426 Wed, 02 May 2012 20:40:27 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293426 I remember when I used to go see the royals in springtraining he was a rookie. first baseman

]]> By: SmackSaw http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293413 Wed, 02 May 2012 20:28:25 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293413 When he came up with the Angels, he was a revelation. It’s too bad the Devil’s Dandruff took hold. Hopefully he’s learned something.

]]> By: stlouis1baseball http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293412 Wed, 02 May 2012 20:26:57 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293412 Great article. Thanks for sharing the link Craig. Glad to see him turning things around.

]]> By: mybrunoblog http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293386 Wed, 02 May 2012 19:52:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293386 Quick, somebody call Oil Can Boyd.

]]> By: pjmitch http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293384 Wed, 02 May 2012 19:52:00 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293384 Please tell these ex-players to stop talking!!!!!

]]> By: wrg885 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293383 Wed, 02 May 2012 19:51:26 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293383 Why not? Who cared in 1980? Like, who cared about weed in 1968? End this so & so did cocmethsterodicalvlodimethaline BS and torturing players from past generations about the HOF and their ‘scientific talent’. Everyone Just shut up and let me enjoy a baseball game without congress and a president throwing out the 1st pitch, humidifiers, global warming, asshole personalities (looking at you, Harper, B.) and the FDA telling us red meat is bad…I’m sorry everyone on HBT….I used to like NASCAR. I used to like NFL. I’m 26 and there’s something about baseball that lets me continue to cling to baseball unlike the those. I may sound like a simpleton, but I just want baseball.

]]> By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/willie-mays-aikens-every-day-every-game-of-the-world-series-i-snorted-cocaine/comment-page-1/#comment-293377 Wed, 02 May 2012 19:47:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144351#comment-293377 Nice to read a heartwarming story right now (if anyone’s been reading deadspin/espn recently and is a football fan, i’m sure you’ve read already). Also good on the Royals giving him a second chance.

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