Now the Yankees must deal with Mark Whiten, who was arrested Monday on suspicion of sexual assault on a woman in Milwaukee. The charges are being investigated, and no conclusions should be reached, but Whiten has admitted having consensual sex with the woman–two days after his wife gave birth to their second child. Charming. I don’t want to sound disillusioned. I’m not from the sentimental school that expects athletes to be role models for children of all ages. All the evidence I have seen is that athletes have a skewed view of the world, that they learned as teenagers they can get away with things other people cannot. But just once I’d like to see a team owner dismiss a player who still had a few base hits or fastballs left in him. It won’t happen, but it’s just a thought.
