Tag Archives: baseball
Hurray for the “O!” in “The Star Spangled Banner,” And The Man Who Put It There
A sportswriter is offended by a tradition from Baltimore. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Continue reading
Filed under Sports, Arts & Entertainment, Popular Culture, Journalism & Media, Love, Character
Comment of the Day: “Ethical If We Want It To Be: NBA Flopping and Fooling the Ref”
The Comment of the Day explores the inconsistencies and contradictions in allowing basketball refs to be fooled. Continue reading
Filed under Sports
Ethical If We Want It To Be: NBA Flopping and Fooling the Ref
Gamesmanship or cheating? It’s a matter of culture. Continue reading
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Sports
The Monsters, the Baseball and the Kid
A couple from Texas was vilified last month for being cruel to a child. Except that they weren’t. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Journalism & Media
Umpire Accountability, As The Day of the Robots Fast Approaches
Well, I suppose not hiring blind umpires would work, too. Continue reading
Filed under Science & Technology, Sports
Ethics Hero Emeritus: Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
A strong argument could be made that the most significant event that occurred on April 15 took place in 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, whenJackie Robinson ran out to his position at first base as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and became the first African- American to play baseball in the Major Leagues since the earliest years of the game. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Ethics Heroes, History, Race, Sports, U.S. Society
Were The Marlins Right To Suspend Ozzie Guillen for Loving Fidel Castro?
It is unethical to harm an employer by not recognizing that you have a duty not to embarrass the organization, or make customers wonder about the organization’s competence and judgment to hire a jerk like you in such a prominent position. That’s what Ozzie Guillen did. Continue reading
Role Model Ethics: A Spring Training Drama in One Act
A Boston Red Sox player teaches a kid something that might make a big difference in his life. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Etiquette and manners, Sports
Ryan Braun, Steroids and Fairness
What is unfair to Steve Braun? It’s a complicated question, and maybe one without an answer. Continue reading
Albert Pujols, Stan the Man, and the Shameless Jeremy Lin Censors
Good: Albert Pujols standing up for an elderly hero. Bad: The Asian American Journalists Association, ordering us what to say. Continue reading
