Just when you thought steroids were totally, completely gone for good
Come on. We had all moved on here. I was ready to completely convince myself that no athletes ever cheated, ever, and then Congress has to go and get all political on us again. Don’t they have non-binding resolutions to avoid debating or something?
According to John Donovan at SI.com, the steroid investigation Bud Selig and Congress authorized last year is still ongoing and getting nowhere. Player interviews are up next, and if the Players’ Union fails to encourage cooperation, Congress might well be forced to step in:
From the very beginning, when commissioner Bud Selig appointed former senator George Mitchell to lead the inquiry, we knew that this could well finish in front of a bunch of angry, indignant Congressmen again. Now, with Mitchell bumping into too many people with their backs against the closet doors, refusing to reveal their skeletons, the ending seems all but pre-ordained. If the truth is to be known — how prevalent were steroids in baseball, how damaging, who knew about their use, how were they allowed to take hold and, maybe, take over the game? — D.C. might be the only place it’s to be found.
“I think that’s very likely,” former baseball commissioner Fay Vincent told me recently from his home in Florida. “The public, I suspect, will be very supportive of Mitchell. And the Congress will be delighted. They’ll all look very good.”
As far as I’m concerned, this remains an OK alternative. Not to be cynical, but it seems all too rare that senators face a situation with both the potential for positive change AND political advantage. Beyond the fact that it’s unfortunate that this sort of situation is happening in something like sports instead of, say, post-Katrina New Orleans, it’s a step in the right direction. Far too often the power for change and the political viability of that change are mutually exclusive. If some Congressmen want to really bust Bud Selig’s balls on the steroid issue and get some good press out of the deal, so be it.
Plus, like, steroids are bad. I think I saw that on MTV or something.
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Just a side note here. I heard Jim Leyland speak tonight and someone asked him after his speech who the hardest working player he ever managed was. Believe it or not, he said it was Barry Bonds. Keep in mind, this was the mid 80’s to early 90’s, before he started using the juice…but it makes you wonder how good he would have ended up without using steroids.
Interesting to hear Jason. I guess an internships with the ND marketing department has its perks. Any other interesting Q&A?
Curious to hear what the journalistic minds at the Postmen have to say about the coverage of Andy Reid’s leave of absence. ESPN’s overblown coverage did us the service of a graphic detailing the problems his 21 and 23 year old sons have run into (Car accident + heroin, and waving a gun around). Is it really necessary for ESPN and other journalism outlets to bring more shame and attention to these guys and their family than has already been done?
Selig and Congress . . . . they can posture all they want. Only the customer can force change. . . the fans. The fans need to demand a change . . . have you seen http://www.livetrue61.com?
A simple pearl of wisdom on HGH to the Bloging world:
An MLB scout said that the way most scouts tell if a guy is on HGH is by watching him put on his helmet. Most players slide it on because its made to conform to the skul. Those on HGH have to slam/force it on their head bc their skull is oddly shaped. I don’t know if there is youtube stuff on this, but a great example is brett boone, who is always messing with his helmet. Another is giambi who forces his helmet down after every swing.