ESPN's Bill Simmons and Daily Kos blogger at odds on Dominican baseball, steroids

A Daily Kos blogger takes issue with ESPN's Bill Simmons for linking steroid use to Dominican nationality. A non-starter for me; sort of an inane piece from Simmons, who I think is much better on basketball and football than he is on baseball, and an overreaction on the part of the blogger.

(In an article about the decline of David Ortiz, Simmons implies Dominicans are more likely to use steroids; the blogger is outraged. But Simmons, as the Kos commenters note, is not leading a steroids but rather an age-gate chase.

Yawn. Well, the party line here at IBB is that when it comes to the international talent market, the more media attention the better; if some of it is just talking-heads talking, the exposure may attract more real reporting, and is worth it just for that.)

Anyway, how could I resist the chance to stick ESPN, Bill Simmons and Daily Kos in the title of a post? If I've tricked you into landing here, hope you stop and take a look around...