Reply #29: You Never Will...

[KharmaTrain]

I trust the sources I hear about this...people who covered him for years. It wasn't just one person and was a big story in the Chicago sports media in the days and weeks following his "retirement". The murder of his father was used as the cover story, but do you really believe that the loss was so devestating he'd stay away from the game he and his father both loved for so long? It's doubtful we'll ever see proof as the league made sure to keep a tight lid on the story. Remember, this was also in the wake of the Pete Rose fiasco that many felt had hurt baseball's reputation. Had MJ been forced to retire for life the questions would have howled louder and done a lot of damage. In the old sports adage "no harm no foul".