Joe Morgan Watch

So long as we're aggregating Joe Morgan's idiocy, there's no reason not to catalog this piece from last week. On his most recent ESPN.com chat, Joe Morgan was asked this:

Travis (Indy): What did you think of Ryan Sandberg's induction speech? I thought there was a good message for players of this era.

Joe's response? Typical:

Joe Morgan: (10:06 AM ET ) I actually didn't get to see the speech but I saw all the reaction to it. Sometimes we have to be careful, myself included, in how we approach today's player and how we deliver a message to them. Sometimes they take it the wrong way and take it as pure criticism as opposed to constructive criticism. We'll have to wait and see how they take it.

So, to cut through to what Joe really said: Sandberg did a lousy job delivering a message to today's players. Joe avoids addressing Sandberg's point about playing the game the right way. Playing the game the "natural way." Playing the game with respect. I guess when the person saying these things has better stats than Joe Morgan, the choice is to bash the speaker and ignore the issues raised.

Joe Morgan isn't just a bad broadcaster. He's not just a poor baseball analyst. He's a bitter old man now that younger, better players are breaking his records.

That he, as the Vice Chairman of the Baseball Hall of Fame, refuses to address issues raised by the newest member of that Hall, is a disservice to the organization which he represents.

Baseball deserves to know if the Vice Chairman of its Hall of Fame endorses the induction comments of its enshrinees.