April 25, 2002
Popping the Cork:
ESPN reports that Omar vizquel says in his biography that all of Albert Belle's bats were corked. Somehow, this is a big deal. Albert isn't going to be swinging a corked bat anytime soon, and did anyone really think his bats weren't corked? Of course, the sad thing is that Albert was so strong, he probably didn't need any cork.
I wonder, however, if this means we are going to see more tell-all books from ballplayers. It strikes me that a lot of ballplayers don't lead exemplary lives. I wonder if Omar would like it if Albert wrote a book where he talked about bad things that Omar might have done? Albert is an easy target; I doubt there are many people in baseball who like him. I can't wait to hear Belle's reaction, and I wonder if people are going to trust Omar as much in the future.
Posted by David Pinto at
01:54 PM
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