Phillies

Dick Allen-Why isn’t Allen in the Hall of Fame

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Dick Allen was known back then as Richie Allen. A name that we are not quite sure as to how he got, as he was known as Dick growing up. Allen was born in Wampum, Pa; about 40 or so miles north of Pittsburg. His brothers Hank and Ron also played ball.  Allen played ball MLB ball; 8 years after the famous Jackie Robinson retired. Baseball crowds were still rough towards African Americans in the mid 60’s, and owners back then really had a choke hold on the treatment of ball players.  Allen was constantly …READ MORE

MLB: Players Can Smoke Cannabis

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  MLB Players Can Smoke Cannabis: It has always been my opinion that drugs don’t mix with sporting performance, and I will continue to believe that; as your body is disoriented somewhat from performing well.  A younger version of me tried this and could not perform very well doing this. My point, the MLB players and any other sporting figures, probably have figured out that cannabis does not enhance your performance. They say that some of the weed now used such as the sativa strains will not do that, but to endanger a big sports …READ MORE