OK, I’m just about through with testing this. I’m just about ready to start babbling … : )

Might as well start off with a topic that’s close to my heart. Baseball. Mark McGuire announced that he is retiring. Unlike MJ, he has no plans on making any kind of a come back. So how do I feel about this?

Well, McGuire was one of my all-time favourite players. I was jumping for joy when he broke 62 and each time he hit a dinger after that. Did I buy into that whole Andro-thing? No. McGuire has always been a solid player. A little bit injury prone but nonetheless consistent player. How else would you descirbe the average of a home run every 10 at bats?

I think that we should applaud him. Despite the hole that he may leave in an injured sport, you have to respect what it is that he is doing. In a league ripe with over paid money mongers and television contract seekers owners, McGuire said that none of that matters to him. He had another two years on his contract but he felt that he could not perform to the expected level. So he retired. There’s something noble about that which every athelete should take notice of.

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