COMMENTARY
It would be disingenuous to pretend I’m not the sort to force a reference to “The Simpsons,” but I really do believe October 1999’s “Brother’s Little Helper” fits where we are today. Bart’s drug-induced proclamation that Major League Baseball is spying on Springfield with a satellite revealed as true, the still-celebrated Mark McGwire appears to offer the deal each of us has received, directly or indirectly, for the nearly 150 years we’ve watched big-time sports as entertainment.
“Do you want to know the terrifying truth, or do you want to see me sock a few dingers?