Never Surrender

Later we will have a more detailed post filled with interesting observations from the MLB All-Star Game, but for now I just wanted to write briefly (which is generally difficult for me) about the main point I took from the game: Corey Hart needs to be banned from baseball. Yes, yes I know that the Milwaukee Brewers are finally in a legitimate playoff race, and that Hart is a big part of their lineup, but he made two egregious mistakes last night.


First, and foremost, he enters the game without any sunglasses. This might be a bad pun on Canadian rocker two-hit wonder Corey Hart's song Sunglasses at Night, but shouldn't he be required to wear them. If it isn't already, this should be a law. I mean, what on earth is our Congress working on? Iraq? Gas Prices? Foreclosure Bailouts? IndyMac? Please. We are talking important stuff. Especially since this was an exhibition game.

Second, how can a young right-fielder from the heart of the good ole U.S. of A. not be able to throw out a slow-footed Canadian at the plate on an average depth fly ball to the outfield off the bat of Michael Young. Especially since right fielders are supposed to have the strongest arms. It's not like Ben Johnson and Donovan Bailey were on the base paths. I'll bet Ichiro would have thrown him out.

Perhaps the Brewer Corey Hart decided to take a little vacation during the All-Star break and replaced himself with the Canadian Corey Hart, who actually wanted his compatriot Justin Morneau to score the game-winning run.

Or, he just wanted the game to finally be done, which if this was the case, I will gladly hear his petition for reinstatement.