Happy Mother's Day

It is always nice to tune into a MLB game on Mother's Day. You can really tell who is in the game for the cause. I know that there are so many young players that can't identify with their moms being sick, but there are also those players that should be ashamed of themselves for not giving a darn as to what is happening in the real world. I love Many Ramirez. He is so unpredictable in pretty much every phase of what he does, but I have to say that I was a little disappointed in him because I did not see a pink ribbon on his jersey, nor did he use a pink bat tonight against the Twins. Perhaps he thought a pink bat would be a bit emasculating, if that's that case, he could not be any more incorrect (just ask Carlos Beltran, or maybe even Miguel Montero of the Diamondbacks). There is no doubt that Manny will be a first ballot Hall of Famer, but would it really be that much of an imposition if a superstar like him would just once show the real world that he is tune with what is going on around him. I don't want this post to be a Manny bashing session because I do respect him so much as a ball player, I wish just once could say with complete conviction that I respect him as much as a human being.

I lost my mom 17 years ago, not to cancer, but to heart disease. It was very inspiring to see that there are so many class individuals in MLB that really and truly care about today's more prevelant issues. There is nothing I can do to bring my mom back, but it is nice to know that there are people out there that are trying to make sure that perhaps someday we can defeat an enemy more formidable than any MLB team could ever be.

Happy Mother's Day to all, and hopefully with what is going on in MLB today, you moms wll have many more to celebrate with your loved ones in person, instead of them having to leave a wreath by your headstone.



Ahhh the beauty of humanity.