The Mitchell Report is a Joke

[Wally]

After the huge wait about this report, what a disappointment. They only hit the tip of the iceberg. With a few notable exceptions (Clemons, Pettit, Roberts...) they decided to focus on career journeymen. Where are the others who you know were on the juice. I laughed when I saw the list and Sammy Sosa wasn't there. This was supposed to be a thurogh and indepth report. No disrespect but who cares about Gary Bennett Jr. I did not even know the man existed until the report. Speaks alot about his 12 year career. I want steroids out of baseball, so don't give me a list of has-beens and never-will-be's.

[LMSANS]

yes I did get my gear out. Car was totaled but thank god for insurance. A little update- my nose was surgically put back together and the fracture has healed and the stitches are out of my hand. No concussion symptoms for around 3 weeks now. I've been doing a few on the bases over the past week or so and I'm scheduled to be behind the dish for the first time on Saturday. It's a big game (winner onto District 19 championship) so hopefully I don't suck too badly. Thanks for the support fam!

[Bayou Hoosier Blue]

There's never been any concrete proof that sammy Sosa used steroids, so I really don't know what was so funny about it. You just can't say some guy is guilty just because you think that he is.

[Umpire in Chief]

Welcome Larry, and I agree with you. I think a lot of poeple got caught up in the hype around the report and then were let down when it finally came.

And welcome to Bayou Hoosier Blue, looks like we've got a member with some fire in his belly. B)

[mepperson]

...is that everybody took the Report as an authoritative statement about the situation. The press lightly touched on Mitchell's position as a part-owner in the Red Sox, and that there are no Red Sox mentioned in the Report; but, how many people outside of the baseball world picked up on that?

You're right it's a joke.

My other question is why Congress was investigating this, other than to get some members' names in the press. If there were laws broken, then shouldn't Law Enforcement have been performing the investigation?

[semperfiguy]

Im with you, this should not be handled by congress, who are just elected officials with no law enforcement experience. And to think they threaten to send people to prison for perjury. Isnt it funny how angry they get when athletes dont give them the info. they want. How can a representative from some state just decide to start a federal investigation because no one will tell them anything. I live in boston and I loved watching clemens pitch. Unfortunately I have my own reservations. Why some one would injuect lidocaine in your rear end for shoulder pain is beyond me. last time I went to the dentist they didnt ask me to pull my pants sown before they drilled for cavitys.!!!!

[Umpire in Chief]

What gets me now is that they are going after Clemens for perjury. This is a complete snipe hunt. The drugs were not illegal in baseball at the time of the incident. So while it may have been morally wrong, he didn’t break any rules. This is a matter to be handled by MLB and not government. Unfortunately Selig is a very weak commissioner and couldn’t get these things banned earlier and let it get this far. When players were found breaking the rules he either looked the other way or gave too light of a sentence to offenders. We need a strong baseball commissioner like what Goodell has been for the NFL since his arrival.

[JohnT]

I like Letterman's line referring to Congress, "We get Clemens, but we still can't find Osama."

Congress should not be involved on this, and MLB needs to get their act together and get rid of these steroids. What a waste...

[mepperson]

Don't get me started on Selig. But, then again, what can you expect from someone whose major experience prior to becoming Commissioner was being a used car salesman?

[BrianC14]

Digging up an old thread here, but the reason Congress is involved is because MLB was granted an exemption from anti-trust laws years ago, and part of that agreement was that Congress would provide oversight of MLB.