Dr. Joe Morgan: Consistantly Educating Himself

The easy way out would be to mock Joe Morgan for getting another degree. And then mocking those that gave it to him even more. But that's really more of a job for someone else. Still, if you have ever watched him type in a chat or talk about certain aspects of the game, it is fairly humorous that Morgan is being granted bonus degrees from someone.

The baseball Hall of Famer and two-time NL Most Valuable Player received an honorary doctorate of humane letters Saturday from California State University, East Bay-the school where the Bay Area native earned his bachelor's degree after his 22-year playing career ended.

[...]'I've always felt that the quality of your life is directly related to the quality of your education,' said Morgan, who earned his bachelor's degree in 1990. 'If you continue your education, I believe you'll continue to improve the quality of your life.'

Now, more to the point of why this is actually a good thing; Morgan apparently returned -- and I was unaware of this -- to get his bachelor's degree after playing baseball for 22 years. He had no reason to; certainly he had made enough money over that time to retire. But he promised his parents he would get the degree and he followed up on that promise.

And now the university that gave him the degree decided to "further" his education in an honorary fashion. And when a famous alumni gives you over $150,000 in endowment money, you make sure that you give him publicity props. And that's especially fine as long as they are basing such publicity on his pre-announcing career.