Talkin' Baseball 03/18/2005

Yesterday's baseball was cancelled due to inclimate weather. I drowned my sorrows in whiskey and beer, which made me feel better. Today's NY Post has McGwire on the cover of Sports Extra, because of the Congressional hearing about steriod use.

This is the biggest waste of taxpayer's money aside from the Terry Shiavo case. This is not a political blog, so I will say no more about the reasoning behind the hearing, but rather focus on the content. McGwire said it best that "asking me, or any other player, to answer questions about who took steroids in front of television cameras will not solve this problem." He is absolutely correct, people will always have their opinions on players, and their answers will not change that. Changing baseball leadership will. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) suggested this during the hearings saying "maybe it's time for new leadership in baseball." Considering Bud Selig took the job about 11 years ago, on a temporary basis, owns a good amount of interest in the Brewers, gets baseball to pay for the new Miller Park, and is an overall douche bag, this is a great suggestion. At the hearing, Congress parades the fathers of dead high schoolers, who directly address these ball players. These kids committed suicide, but how can they say that steroids caused this, or that Major League Baseball caused these students to inject themselves. It is re-goddamn-diculous.

Seriously.