WHOA! .... Bill Conlin resigns amid child molestation investigation

I've been exposed to Delaware Valley J business for over three decades, and am well-aware of Conlin's extensive career. He is Phillie-centric, but you'd expect that, and we understand that. It's beside the point.

And while he's certainly in the room, Conlin is also not the only great sports writer in the history of the Delaware Valley.

And as noted by others . . . IF he's exploited his contacts to take advantage of multiple minors in order to satisfy his own infantile sexual urges without guilt or care regarding the feelings or proper psychological development of said minors . . . IF that's true . . . he can rot in a gutter. There's no forgiveness for that. None. Game over. No parole.

 

But guys ... that connection was never made. Or if it was, I missed it. All I saw that happened was the newbie came on and claimed Conlin was a journalistic nonentity for the past 30 years. Which was not quite true.

That has nothing to do with him diddling young people.

 

Good on ya, Moddy. Was in my paper this morning, too.

 

You know, that's a somewhat reasonable point, but of course, whenever people read "Hall of Fame baseball writer Bill Conlin," they're going to immediately think Cooperstown. But if he's in a Hall, he's in a Hall, as long as the don't say Baseball Hall of Fame writer ...

 

fixed

 

Conlin's lawyer is pretty damn good. I've seen him in action a couple of times and for those who don't know, he's the former Pennsylvania Boxing Commissioner. He's also been featured in Rocky V and Rocky Balboa. He's the grey-haired gentleman in Rocky V who tells him that he's broke. In Rocky Balboa, he's a member of the Boxing Commission which denies him a license.

 

An unimaginative reporter, interviewing probably the best defense attorney in South Florida back in the day: How do you feel when you think your client is guilty?

Attorney: I assume all my clients are guilty. They wouldn't pay my fees if they weren't.

 

I wish we lived in a nation without defense lawyers.

Burn 'em at the stake. Worked fine for Salem.

I'm as tired of all this due process bullshit as the rest of you. A simple assault or a DUI or some other misdemeanor? Sure, throw some representation their way. But a felony or other heinous accusation? They oughta be on their own.

 

The late Pete Shellem, fortunately, didn't see things quite like that.

http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=4341

 

As open and shut as this case may seem, it is still based on, as you put it, accusations. I don't like defense lawyers either as a whole. But even you used the word "accusations." It has to be defended.

 

I think Mr. Whitman was working blue (font)

 

Then it was a very, very subtle blue, dools.