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Athletes who take stand face too much scrutiny.(The Orlando Sentinel)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| August 01, 2004 | Whitley, David | COPYRIGHT 2004 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: David Whitley

ORLANDO, Fla. _ It's been a confusing few days, but I think I have everything straight now. Carlos Delgado is a patriot valiantly sticking to his convictions.

He's also an ungrateful $18-million-a-year bum who should shut up before Michael Moore offers to play shortstop for the Blue Jays.

Pick a side, any side. Everybody else has. All I know is however you feel about Delgado, our real national pastime is not baseball, football or guessing what Sandy Berger is hiding in his pants.

It's the grand old game of hypocrisy. We like for people to stand up for what they believe. Unless they're anti-war, anti-gay, ...

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