One might have expected a feature item on Barry Bonds’ indictment, but instead Tom Verducci opines on a much smaller scale in “The Age of Innocence, Take 2.” On a recent episode of Pardon the Interruption, Dan Le Betard and Tony Kornheiser parried back and forth about whether Alex Rodriguez is a likely successor to the throne of greatest player. Perhaps, but God forbid he ever tests positive for anything.
SI also noted the death of Joe Nuxall, who, at the tender age of 15, became the 
youngest player in Major League history in 1944. Greg Hoard wrote Nuxhall’s biography, Joe: Rounding Third and Heading for Home, which was published by Orange Frazer Press in 2004.
Speaking of A-Rod, he earns several caricatures in various forms, including Ole-Rod, Gray-Rod, Sleigh-Rod, A-Zod, Beret-Rod, A-God, and, my favorite, Oy Vey-Rod.
On the negative side, a list of “Sports’ Biggest Losers” includes the Royals’ Mikey Sweeney who has played in 1,282 losing efforts for a .404 winning percentage.Rounding out the top five are Greg Norton, Aubrey Huff, Carl Crawford, and Frank Catalanotto.
The Amazon Report: Joe: Rounding Third & Heading for Home
is available on Amazon.com,
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