Kodwa leyo yayiyincopho. UManny Ramirez-David Ortiz combo? URamirez wayesele ekhonza ukunqunyanyiswa okunxulumene novavanyo lweziyobisi, kwaye iindaba zokuba u-Ortiz wayechaphazelekile zazifana neendaba zokuba uRamirez wayechaphazelekile, kuphela ukutyeba kancinci kwaye kuhamba kancinci.
Umbono woluhlu unomdla ngakumbi kunoluhlu ngokwalo. Yonke into ongayaziyo ubuyazi malunga nokusebenza kweziyobisi ezikhuthaza ukusebenza, zonke endaweni enye. Vumela uluhlu luphume, kwaye uluntu malujongane ngqo nenyani malunga neziyobisi kunye ne-baseball.
Zibize zonke kwaye uzigqibe kwaye uqhubeke nebhola, utshilo uHank Aaron. Beka amagama ngaphandle, utshilo uMark Teixeira. Beka amagama ngaphandle, utshilo uJohnny Damon.
Igama likaDamon sele kuluhlu olunye sele lukhona. I-Yankees outfielder ngu-Nombolo 3 kuluhlu lwabadlali be-baseball abali-103 onokuthi unyuke xa uludwe lwe-baseball ye-Google-okanye ukuba unokufumana ngokukhawuleza ngakumbi ngo-Googling uluhlu lwee-steroids ezingezizo.
Abantu abathumela uluhlu lwe-Intanethi bathanda ukwenza inqaku lokuthi abakholelwa ngokwenyani okukuyo. Zininzi izigxeko zoluhlu olukhoyo-uninzi kakhulu lwe-Red Sox (yi-Yankees fan's hoax!), Bambalwa abadlali abangenamagama, ukufomatha okukrokrisayo-kodwa eyona nto iphikisayo kuluhlu yinto yesimo sengqondo. Iscandal se-steroids simalunga nemvakalelo yokukhohliswa, okanye okubi ngakumbi, ukuzivumela ukuba ukhohliswe. Ke ngoku umnqweno wokwazi kodwa nokwazi, kunye nokulumka.
Oko kwathethi, ngekhe ukhathalele ukubheja ukuba nawuphina umdlali othile kuluhlu olungelolwakho akekho kuluhlu lokwenyani. Ininzi yamagama sele ingene kwiincwadi zembali ngenxa yokuchaphazeleka kwenye into ekuphuculeni ukusebenza kweziyobisi-uRafael Palmeiro, uGary Sheffield, uBarry Bonds, uBenito Santiago-kwaye nangaphezulu lolona luhlobo lwamagama ekunzima ukuwunikela ingqalelo kwimbali . Khange ibe loo njongwayo yomhambi ohambisayo sele ebambele into ethile? Kuthekani ngala mdlali uphuma ngaphandle ekoneni? Okanye enye enye ikona ehamba kancinci ekoneni? Kufana nokuzama ukugcina umkhondo wokuba ngubani owayedlalela iRanger kwaye ngubani owayedlalela i-Astros. Iminyaka emithandathu lixesha elide kwi-baseball.
Ke uluhlu lwe-Intanethi luhamba emaphethelweni ombono woluntu, alulungelanga ingxoxo. Ulwazi alufuni ncam ukuba simahla, ubuncinci hayi kule meko. Ulwazi lunokungqinwa ngumntu owaziyo ukuba wenzani: INew York Times kwaye Imidlalo eboniswe , Imithombo yeendaba yakudala yerekhodi, ngokucotha ukumba amagama kuluhlu lokwenyani, enye okanye ezimbini ngexesha, njengabahloli bezinto zakudala abalumkileyo abacoca indawo kunye neebrashi. Jonga, apha sine ... okubonakala ngathi… ewe, nangu uSammy Sosa. Ngokuqinisekileyo nguSammy Sosa. USammy Sosa, ngokwamagqwetha anolwazi ngeziphumo zokuvavanywa kweziyobisi, ebekolu luhlu lwabadlali abangaphumelelanga kuvavanyo lweziyobisi.
Enkosi magqwetha. Yiza. Uyeke umfana obunjwe njengento, umfana owabetha i-243 ekhaya ibaleka kwiminyaka emine. Oko kufana nokudubula ihagu ekhuliswe kwifama xa izingelwa ibanjwa. Beka amagama ngaphandle!
Okanye ngcono okwangoku, musa. Iingxaki zokuziphatha zibi ngokwaneleyo: USammy Sosa unokuba ngobuqhetseba kunye nomhanahanisi, kodwa uvavanyo lweziyobisi bekufanele ukuba aluchazwanga. Ukuguqula inkqubo yohlolisiso lwabucala kuludwe lwabamnyama loluntu kukophula ukuthembana okungaphaya kokulahla incwadi erekhodiweyo yasekhaya-nokuba uluhlu lwalunokusixelela into esifuna ukuyazi.
Kwaye ngekhe. Uluhlu oluyimfihlo, olubanjwe ngabaphandi beziyobisi kwaye lwadlula lwaza lwavuza, ayililo igama lokugqibela ekusebenziseni iziyobisi kwi-baseball. Luluhlu lwamagama abadlali abali-104 abaxelelwa ngo-2003 ukuba baya kuvavanyelwa iziyobisi, emva koko banxulunyaniswa nesiphumo sokuvavanywa kwesiyobisi. Njengayo nayiphi na inkqubo yokuvavanywa kweziyobisi, ezinye zezo zinto zazingumbono wobuxoki: I-Major League Baseball ithe kuphela ngabadlali abangama-96 ekugqibeleni ababalwa njengabaqinisekileyo, kwaye umanyano lwabadlali luphikisana nezinye zezo ziphumo zingama-96.
Ke emva kokuba sifunde ukuba ngabaphi abadlali abangama-104 abanetyala, iyakuba lixesha lokufumana uluhlu lwabadlali abasibhozo abangenatyala, kodwa ke uluhlu lwabadlali abaninzi olunetyala. Okwangoku, uluhlu luza kuhlala lungekho kubo bonke abadlali abancediswa ngamachiza abafumene into engeyiyo, okanye ngubani othathe i-masking agent, okanye obedlulele kwiziyobisi ezihambele phambili kakhulu ukuba zingafakwa kuvavanyo lweziyobisi.
Lunokuthini uluhlu lokwenyani olusixelela ukuba uluhlu olungeyonyani alunakho? Ewe kuya kuba yinto ehlekisayo ukuba omnye wabantu abasebenza ngokuchasene ne-steroids njengo-Curt Schilling okanye uJeff Kent ubonakalisile kuluhlu. Kodwa ngekhe kumangalise. UJeff Kent wabetha ngaphezulu kwekhaya emva komhla wokuzalwa kwakhe wama-35 kunangaphambi kweminyaka engama-30. Mhlawumbi ungumntu ococekileyo owenzekileyo ukubetha njengomntu wee-steroids. Akukho mntu owaziyo.
Omnye umbhali wezemidlalo welizwe wabhala kutshanje ukuba uzakuyeka kwi-baseball ukuba igama likaDerek Jeter livelile kuluhlu, kuba uJeter ubonakala ngathi ngumfana oza kuwuyeka umdlalo kunokuba akopele ukukhuphisana. Kuhle, kodwa uDerek Jeter akazange avume ukuwela ipleyiti yasekhaya xa umkhohlisi owaziwayo we-steroid njengoAlex Rodriguez okanye uGary Sheffield wamngqongqoza. Ungumdlali weqela, kwaye udlalela ukuphumelela.
Ngalo lonke ixesha kuvela uluhlu lweziyobisi-olobuxoki, Ingxelo kaMitchell, imisebenzi eqokelelweyo kaJose Canseco-ijongeka nje kuqala ngokungathi iqela lakho olithandayo lichukunyiswa ngokukodwa. Ungalufumana uluhlu lokurhanelwa kwi-intanethi olunamagama abo bonke abadlali abadibeneyo beMets abakrwelelwe umgca: 30-abanye kwabadlali abali-103. Ezo Mets zingcolileyo! Kodwa ikakhulu kukuqonda: I-Ballplayers iyankqonkqoza, kwaye ii-alumni zeMets zezinye ii-alumni zamaqela, nazo. UGary Sheffield yiMet kunye neYankee- kunye neBrewer, uPadre, iDodger, iBrave, uMarlin kunye neTiger.
UAlex Rodriguez kunye neeYankees banerekhodi elungileyo kwiAmerican League okwangoku. UManny Ramirez kunye neDodgers banerekhodi elungileyo kwiLigi yeSizwe. Nantsi imbali ye-baseball, okanye ngaphezulu kwembali efanayo ye-baseball.
Intshatsheli yokugqibela iYankees yayiliqela le-steroids. I-Red Sox eyabankqonkqozayo yayiliqela le-steroids. IBaltimore Orioles ehleli kwindawo yesine kwaye ibabukele yayiliqela le-steroids. Akukho mntu wawukhuliswe ngombane kwigumbi elicocekileyo. Wonke umntu uphuma kumdaka ofanayo.
