Bonds will hopefully get what he deserves for ruining the integrity of the Great American Pastime, but at the same time the death of the legendary "Old Lefthander" Joe Nuxhall has only been mentioned in passing by ESPN, FoxSports, and the local sports sections of newpapers. While Bonds and his lack of integrity shows everything that is wrong with baseball, Nuxhall's larger than life personality, passion, character, and integrity shows everything that, at least once, was right with baseball. Nuxhall remains the youngest major league player ever having pitched his first profession game straight out of junior high school at the ripe old age of 15. As war decimated the ranks of men of fighting age, Nuxhall and men like him were called upon to keep the dreams of a war-torn nation alive. Nuxhall was more of a man at 15 than Bonds could ever be, regardless of age. Baseball suffered a great loss with Nuxhall's passing.
Now the Old Lefthander is truely rounding third and heading for home.
2007-11-17
15:23:40
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