Don't Be Suprised If More Players Make The Desme Decision

Grant Desme crossed my mind while I was at church this morning. That shouldn't suprise anyone. Desme is the highly touted A's prospect who retired recently to pursue the priesthood. Apparently, he's not alone in at least thinking about making such a decision. Other athletes have contemplated making the same move or a similar one.

They have contemplated it and, I believe they will contemplate it. You'll see more promising young athletes struggling with this issue in the very near future.

We live in a world full of crises right now. Wars,  recession and natural disasters fill up the pages of the newspapers and the air time on news programs. More people turn to religion in times like this, and it's only natural that star atheletes do so as well.  I'd never heard of Grant Desme before he retired, but my guess is that these times in which we are living had a lot to do with his decision.  Perhaps he couldn't see himself enjoying all the perks of stardom while so many people in the world are in trouble, so he decided to forgoe the chance to insulate himself from it and to become part of the solution to it.

So fans, be ready. Don't be suprised if the prospect you've been waiting for so anxiously makes "The Desme Decision." 

McGwire: How His Past Will Change The Future

Now that Mark McGwire finally has talked about The Past, the future will bring a change in how votes are cast in baseball's Hall Of Fame. I can almost guarantee it.

With his presence on the HOF ballot, Mark McGwire is the straw that has broken the proverbial camel's back. Baseball writers cannot possibly ignore this elephant in their room any longer. How foolish will they look if they each continue to vote using their individual critiera as to who should and shouldn't get in?  Look for them to sit down soon and come up with a set of rules and regulations which make it clear who from the steriod era gets in and who doesn't get in. You will also see an end to this tired debate about asterisks and the question of just how the steoid era should be dealt with exhibit-wise in the Hall.

I'm looking forward to it. Are you?