The divine intervention really unfolded over the course of less than half a season, that's not enough to really skew the stats. Unless you think Triscuitt Messmer was gonna end up a couple home runs short of 500 or something
Maybe, but it all would've gone back to normal the next year. I think the BBWAA would collectively view it in hindsight as Ranch Wilder exaggerating a story to embarrass George Knox, and it'd be bad form to cast aspersions after the tragic death of Mel Clark during spring training 1995
I have a hard time feeling that much sympathy because I know what the rest of the AL West looked like at the time and I think the Angels' problem was that they were the only team not juicing.
They didn't need God they needed steroids.
I like the idea that it’s the same angel who two years later is in The Preacher’s Wife leaving baseball when he realizes there’s hot wives to wine and dine
Treat "angelic interference" exactly the same as steroid use. You can't prove someone took advantage of it, but when you have evidence then you use it.
Imagine the comments section of a think piece saying "Divine Support is cheating, here's my column." FOX News would be able to run a 3 hour special on how the coastal elite Oakland Athletics are coming after your cross necklaces.
Given the character clause, should voters assume that interventions adversely impacting certain players are a moral judgment? Or is the only moral judgment in favor of the assisted team? If that’s the case, then is intervention a commentary on sports in general, almost mocking competition itself?
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They didn't need God they needed steroids.
And then Danny Glover would have had no choice