The Dark Side of the Diamond – Gambling, Violence, Drugs and Alcoholism in the National Pastime — by Roger I. Abrams

We tend to forget – or maybe it’s deny – that ballplayers are human beings, just like us. They perform what seem to be such superhuman feats of physical activity, and command such superstar salaries for doing this — that we quickly dissociate with them. We forget that players are competitive – some to the […]