Philosopher Phriday: Vol. XIV

Dear Philosopher,

So I haven’t read the Mitchell Report, the most definitive document to date regarding the use of steroids and human growth hormone among professional baseball players. However, I cannot help but be dismayed by the players that tamper with the purity of such a graceful sport. Crap, even the minute amount of players with Boston Red Sox affiliation is discounted due to Mitchell’s association with the club.

Is this a large-scale blow to our beloved national pastime, a McCarthyesque witch hunt, or merely another baseball-related list to prolong the men of America from “blowing their load”?

Disillusioned Ethical Avid Fan

Dear DEAF,

Winning is only possible is you are able to risk losing, just as wisdom is only possible if you are able to admit ignorance.*

*From: “Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box” by Eric Bronson