Looks like baseball is ****ED

[BigEvil]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3153509

Well, im really not surprised by anyone on that list other than Andy Pettite. I am surprised Mike Piazza isnt on it, but good for him that he isnt.

Now, they need to clean this mess up and get this crap out of the game.

Time to Man-up MLB.

[Geronimo7]

I don't really follow baseball that much, but i think its hilarious how all these overpaid athletes are getting are getting called out.

Take all their money away and give it to me :)

[GT]

Professional American sports are a dam joke compared to other international sports with regards to drug testing. You guys will love this, they were trying to pass a state law here requiring random drug testing of HS football players. It tanked real fast.

[MedicDVG]

Well why are we surprised? Why does this even become an issue when we lionize pro sports figures to be such cult hero's, where we will put some QB on the front page of the paper, but the heroes of Iraq goes on page 5, below the fold.

Why should we be surprised when prestigious universities are hurting for money, but can afford a $21 million dollar sporting facility, but can't get enough stuff to keep a bio lab.

I am sure the sporting authorities will scream long and loud how the 'pressure' to perform forced these men into doing this, that it is the fault of our society that they succumbed blah blah blah.

I really have no sympathy for them -- they get paid to play a game.

I hope the NFL and NBA are next.

[robnix]

Well why are we surprised? Why does this even become an issue when we lionize pro sports figures to be such cult hero's, where we will put some QB on the front page of the paper, but the heroes of Iraq goes on page 5, below the fold.

Why should we be surprised when prestigious universities are hurting for money, but can afford a $21 million dollar sporting facility, but can't get enough stuff to keep a bio lab.

I am sure the sporting authorities will scream long and loud how the 'pressure' to perform forced these men into doing this, that it is the fault of our society that they succumbed blah blah blah.

I really have no sympathy for them -- they get paid to play a game.

I hope the NFL and NBA are next.

While I don't have any sympathy for a sport that hid behind a curtain and players th

The NFL has already done a very good job of cleaning their act up, the NBA doesn't need to, unless you count weed as a performance enhancing drug.

I don't know about every D1A school, but I think they operate much like the University of Washington where the athletic department gets no state funding, and is reliant on sports related revenue and donations for income. They've profited an average of about 4.3 million a year for the past three years. < based on the athletic department reserve fund increasing from 6 to 19 million. The money spent by the AD is earned by the AD. Other departments have their own private sources or revenue along with state funding for some.

Our armed forces get plenty of coverage here, there are daily stories on both news and in the paper that for the most part don't get buried.

Our soldiers and vets don't get enough recognition.

[tymcneer]

Ok, it's an election year... time for politicians to swing a dead cat, and see what they can hit... It's all crap... All the idiots in congress are looking for is more free air time. **** them all! If we were serious about drugs, we'd have gone to random, or better yet, pre game and post game testing... every player every time!

Ty

[Babylon 5]

It really doesn't matter who is and isn't on the list, as far as I'm concerned they're all juicing until they can prove the don't. Which will be a while sence you can test for HGH yet.

[Mind'sEye]

I don't see the public outrage here. :coffee: The investigations have been ongoing since Congress decided it needed to get involved in 2005. In response, baseball fans have continued to enjoy the home runs and strikeouts. Some sports writers are taking the opportunity to play the race card here, pointing out that now we have to treat Roger Clemens the same way we've treated Barry Bonds. It's like demanding equality for world class jerks.

[BigEvil]

After thinking about all of this for a little while.. I find myself asking "Where the hell are Mark Mcquire and Sammy Sosa?" Your telling me that 2 of the 4 poster boys for steroids in baseball aren't even on the list? Give me a break. This makes me wonder about the validity of the report.

Some of the players came right out with adamant denials. Dave Justice was on the YES network last night flat out denying he ever touched the stuff.. or anything else that would need to be injected. He also admitted that if it were a pill, he probably would have been naive enough to take it.

I also love it how the gov't is paying so much attention to base ball - anyone notice the average size of a NFL lineman these days? Anyone notice that the average life expectancy of a pro wrestler is about 45?

This is a train wreck.. and like all wrecks it will at least be entertaining to watch.


I love sports, but what ever happened to integrity?

[punkncat]

I am no serious sports fan. I really could care less about baseball at all, too long a season and boring as hell to watch IMO. I have recently had wnough time on my hands to become semi interested in football.
I find myself wondering why we even care? Why would taxpayer money go to fund some investigartion into something that come tomorrow really doesn't mean anything important.
We do realize that these people are being paid huge amounts of money to play kids games?
Whether or not these guys are juicing, whatever has absolutely no effect on my day one way or another, beyond the fact that millions? of my hard earned tax dollars went to fund what is in essence a dubious report. Now THAT ****es me off.

[JAM]

Anytime money (big money) is involved, people will search out ways to cheat.
I'm not surprised at all. I am happy that many of the players are current or former yankees.

[LuisV]

I haven't actively watched pro ball since the last strike they went on. I'm tired of the high salaries and their constant cry for more money. It's a freakin game for god's sake and they should be content with what they have and recieve...

I prefer college and AAA ball as money isn't really involved and the players play becuase they like the game.

[druid]

Well why are we surprised? Why does this even become an issue when we lionize pro sports figures to be such cult hero's, where we will put some QB on the front page of the paper, but the heroes of Iraq goes on page 5, below the fold.

Why should we be surprised when prestigious universities are hurting for money, but can afford a $21 million dollar sporting facility, but can't get enough stuff to keep a bio lab.

I am sure the sporting authorities will scream long and loud how the 'pressure' to perform forced these men into doing this, that it is the fault of our society that they succumbed blah blah blah.

I really have no sympathy for them -- they get paid to play a game.

I hope the NFL and NBA are next.

This is the exact reason I don't follow 'sports.' ESPN channels 1-50 have never made a penny off me watching any of their channels. IN ADDITION to the obvious 'juicing' of America's athletes...I should drive/fly/train-ride/boat or swim to a field...where I paying a hundred/some $$ for tickets, tailgate with the rest of the drunken society, fight the lines to get in, pay $600 for me + 2 to eat and drink in the stadium, wait in a mile-long line to take a ****, then fight the out-bound traffic nightmare? Bull ****. I'll go throw a Caber before I go through all that...oh wait...I did that :D...

And Medic's absolutely right. Glorify some juice-boi over our American Soldier? **** that.

History and Discovery Channels FOR THE WIN.