SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.— Jim Rice criticized today’s major leaguers as too individualistic, then offered Little Leaguers some old-school tips: Respect your opponents, don’t showboat, and stay off performance-enhancing drugs.

To stress his point at a news conference Friday before the start of the Little League World Series, the new baseball Hall of Famer flexed the muscles in his right arm and said, “That’s all the steroids you need. ... It’s called God-given talent.”
Rice said today’s major leaguers fraternize with each other too much on the field, adding that while today’s ballplayers might be in better shape than his generation in its heyday, they get injured more frequently.
“You see a Manny Ramirez, you see an A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez), you see (Derek) Jeter ... Guys that I played against and with, these guys you’re talking about cannot compare,” Rice told the Little Leaguers.