| Baseball leadership has since the 19th | | | | |
| Century called itself Big League. Now is the | | | | Every military man, every president, every |
| time and the hour to live up to that billing. | | | | congressman, every boy scout, every girl |
| | | | scout, every witness, every walk of life take |
| We may not be smarter than a fifth grader but | | | | sworn oaths to do the right thing by the |
| it is high time we tried our dead level best | | | | office or the endeavor unto which they are |
| to at least be as smart as a fifth grader. | | | | becoming involved. Will the baseball world |
| | | | put on this cloak of leadership and set an |
| Did baseball create the world situation | | | | example so profound and encompassing that |
| whereby the fast paced life style of | | | | baseball becomes the one secular entity which |
| achieving and over achieving was an absolute | | | | turned the tide and changed a deteriorating |
| must? A fifth grader would most likely answer | | | | society. |
| No. Now are we collectively smart enough to | | | | |
| agree with that fifth grader? | | | | Baseball be challenged and be as smart as a |
| | | | fifth grader and understand that the past is |
| Baseball the most talked about and the most | | | | prologue the future is now. |
| written about part of the World . It is only | | | | |
| natural that the limelight or the blind eye | | | | Adopt rules of conduct for baseball which |
| hears, knows , sees, and ingests our digests | | | | could apply equally through out our society |
| every portion of the action pertaining to the | | | | and simply enforce the rules. |
| game and the players. | | | | |
| | | | There is nothing within the realm of reality |
| The act of body enhancement be it for beauty | | | | which forces one to become a baseball player |
| or for strengths sake is a norm not the | | | | or to be a part of baseball management or for |
| extraordinary . Recognize up front and | | | | that matter even a baseball fan. Bad behavior |
| proclaim this to be a truth. Now we have | | | | and shirking the rules in a deliberate and |
| admitted the truth of the matter it now | | | | profound manner should not be tolerated nor |
| allows us a chance to remedy a shortsighted | | | | condoned. Dismissal post haste from |
| deficiency of our entire society. | | | | participation should be natural and standard |
| | | | fare. |
| Matter of fact Baseball that is the entire | | | | |
| "Baseball World" can take its cap off, wave | | | | Baseball Big Leagues you now stand in the |
| to the crowds and say "Yes we will be the | | | | middle of the Bull Ring do the honrable thing |
| Flag carrying Leader to solve this malady." | | | | fight to the death to rid "The Game" of this |
| What more could an institution or group such | | | | albatross and monkey on our back "The use of |
| as Big League Baseball wish than to go down | | | | harmful body and mind bending drugs." |
| in history as the Leader toward solving and | | | | |
| helping to eliminate a situation tending to | | | | Where or if ever in the course of history has |
| destroy our society. | | | | one group or entity such as "Baseball" been |
| | | | placed in a position whereby the entire world |
| Be as smart as a fifth grader understand the | | | | is so keenly watching the final turn of |
| problem ,accept facts, accept responsibly and | | | | events? |
| accept the honor to provide an answer. | | | | |
| Placing blame when we are in this drug mad | | | | You are it. Be as smart if not smarter than a |
| scramble together provides no solution only | | | | fifth grader. |
| boils the pot. | | | | |