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The Big Kahuna's Essay Column  

March 12, 2008

          Clemency For Bonds, A Bond Hearing For Clemens?:  Despite dire predictions to the contrary, it appears that Barry Bonds will not be unfairly convicted of perjury based on his skin color and that Roger Clemens may not avoid criminal prosecution based on his alleged political connections.
          The sordid details of these two cases have already begun to bore most true baseball fans, but the issue of whether these two icons are being treated fairly or unfairly leads the conversation into an entirely different direction from my perspective.
          It has become an everyday fact of life in America for people to accuse every institution, from the courts to Congress to Major League Baseball, and most anything else one can think of, of being unfair. This becomes particularly true in almost every instance where someone emerges from a situation on the losing end.
          It's not that the other side was better, it has nothing to do with which participant was more prepared, it's that those who make decisions (judges, cops, umpires, etc.) are unfair. 
         Have you ever noticed that on television court shows, and it doesn't matter which one: People's Court, Judge Judy, Joe Brown, Judge Alex, and the rest, that when a claimant loses their case and they are interviewed afterwards, almost without exception, the first words out of their mouths convey how the verdict was unfair? This, even after the judge has painfully explained the clear and logical decisions for the ruling.
         This can only lead to one conclusion: we have turned into a nation of crybaby losers.
         I know that sounds harsh, and it is, but it doesn't make it any less true.
         My own belief is that in an effort to spare our children of learning to cope with the pain of losing, as became popular through the pyscho babble of the 1970's and 80's, we have taught them to relinquish all responsibility for the losses and to always try to blame others for their shortcomings.
         If you don't believe it, just listen to all the ridiculous nonsense that comes out of the mouths of baseball players, coaches, and fans at every level from the Major Leagues all the way down to Little League. 
         The concept of letting everyone feel like a winner, to avoid a negative self image, has made some (maybe most) people incapable of dealing with losing and feeling an entitlement to winning, regardless of the circumstances.
         So, I ask you, what is worse, a negative self image of a completely false self image?
         Here's your answer, a negative self image can be improved by actual accomplishment and facing responsibility. A false self image probably cannot be repaired.
         It would be nice to think that Bonds and Clemens might both realize that this applies equally to them as well. 
         It would be only fair.


Relevant Question Of The Month: Do you really believe Barry Bonds will walk on his perjury charge?- E. B., Hollywood, FL
          Well he is the all time leader in walks, so I guess he has got a pretty good shot.

 

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