And it ain't just us girls, apparently.
I read a story this morning that ESPN "discovered" the birth certificate of one Miguel Tejada, MVP shortstop, and that he actually admitted he's 33 years old, or two years older than he previously, uh, reported.
Don't that beat all, folks.
Although I hardly think this is going to cause a rush of guys to their local beat reporters to report they're actually older than they have, uh, reported, in the past.
Like Duque, who's more like 55 than he is closer to 45. Or Julio Franco, who's now out of baseball as a player, who's probably close to 60, moreso than closer to 50. Or, dare I say it, the Mets' very own Edgardo Alfonzo, whom I remember being on record a few years ago as being 26.
36 is much more like it.
He always looked like the oldest 26 I ever saw, and me, not having my Age Lying Detector on at the time, just chalked it up to.... well, I just didn't think about it.
But funny stuff, no?
I read a story this morning that ESPN "discovered" the birth certificate of one Miguel Tejada, MVP shortstop, and that he actually admitted he's 33 years old, or two years older than he previously, uh, reported.
Don't that beat all, folks.
Although I hardly think this is going to cause a rush of guys to their local beat reporters to report they're actually older than they have, uh, reported, in the past.
Like Duque, who's more like 55 than he is closer to 45. Or Julio Franco, who's now out of baseball as a player, who's probably close to 60, moreso than closer to 50. Or, dare I say it, the Mets' very own Edgardo Alfonzo, whom I remember being on record a few years ago as being 26.
36 is much more like it.
He always looked like the oldest 26 I ever saw, and me, not having my Age Lying Detector on at the time, just chalked it up to.... well, I just didn't think about it.
But funny stuff, no?
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this just in
Ballplayers do steriods too
Hardee har har, snarkie poo!
But this, otoh, is pretty much the first time a player has publicly admitted to lying about his age, and I find it, well, quite amusing.
I wonder what's coming next? Maybe players telling us they are really aliens from another planet?
Ya know what really grinds my gears on this one...
Tejada is quoted in the article as saying:
"The thing is I didn't want Houston to find out from somebody else. I wanted to find out just from my face. I'm a man and I'm responsible for everything. That's why I prefer to come to them and say, 'You know what? That's the way it is and we're moving forward.' I was feeling like I had something to say in the last three days. That's why I waited for today to do it,"
- Uhhh Gee Miggy... You've been in the major leagues for over 10 years now!!! You COULD have told the truth at any time...
You "waited for today" because you got BUSTED...
This is like Stankee fans talking about how honorable Jason Giamriods was for "coming clean" about his steroid use!!!
Very, VERY good point, ding dong. :)
Still, he did "come clean," albeit after having basically been forced into it, which, I suppose, is better than nothing.
I wonder if ESPN is going to look into the age thing with regard to some of the other foreign born players, and whether or not they are going to "come clean" before that happens.
Knowing ML ballplayers, I would doubt it!
Bullplop...
He "came clean" because some investigators found the truth...
He "came clean" the same way Jason Giambi did... The same way Pete Rose did... The same way Andy Pettitte did... The same way everybody busted in the Mitchell report did...
Well, there is that, of course, lol.
Still, better he comes clean now, than not at all! :)
Again, he only came clean because if he didn't, it was gonna get reported anyway!!!
He didn't "come clean"... Somebody else was about to report it, leaving him really no choice...
That's like saying that a person robs a bank... Gets caught by the police, and ends up pleading guilty in court...
Did he "come clean"??? Or did he admit the truth to save his ass???
Well, I can't quite equate this situation with that of a bank robber, ding dong.
For one, it's not a potential felony, lol, or jail time!
It's not like I'm nominating him for Sainthood or anything, fcol! :)
I wasn't comparing the "crime"...
Was comparing the honesty involved in "coming clean" with their "crime", or whatever you wanna call it...
It's not like Miggy suddenly got a guily conscience about all this, and decided to come forward and tell the world the truth...
Jeeze, ding dong, you're harsh.... hahahahahahahaha ha!
Now THERE, folks, is a perfect example of the pot/kettle thingy! :)
I don't think I am being harsh here, actually...
I could really care less about whether or not Tejada lied about his age...
I'm just not gonna give him credit for coming clean about it!!!
And that's the ding dong I know and.... well, that's the ding dong I know hardee har har :) !
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