The Academy of Dung Beetles' Award is being rolled towards Hammerin' Hank Aaron. Hank went on a political rant against Republicans, comparing them to the Ku Klux Klan. "To remind myself," Aaron told
USA TODAY Sports, "that we are not that far removed from when I was chasing the record. If you think that, you are fooling yourself. A lot of things have happened in this country, but we have so far to go. There's not a whole lot that has changed...
"Sure, this country has a black president, but when you look at a black president, President Obama is left with his foot stuck in the mud from all of the Republicans with the way he's treated. "We have moved in the right direction, and there have been improvements, but we still have a long ways to go in the country. "The bigger difference is that back then they had hoods. Now they have neckties and starched shirts." [
ECS]
