tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775601543504931076.post8975088183773677486..comments2023-10-23T10:48:21.362-07:00Comments on Red Lion Reports: The PitcherMarie T. Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04697870656185092759noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775601543504931076.post-68297736953058654492008-07-27T19:42:00.000-07:002008-07-27T19:42:00.000-07:00The life of the elite athlete is not a particularl...The life of the elite athlete is not a particularly mean one, which, perhaps ironically, counsels us to understand a little more when they try too hard (steroids) or stay too long (e.g. Sugar Ray Leonard).<BR/><BR/>Clemens could not articulate his craft they way author of the poem does, but I bet he feels the sentiment more keenly. Add to that the adulation, and you understand (which is not to say excuse) why the man- an overgrown child in many ways- did what he says he did not do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com