Waiting for the Mitchell report
Wednesday morning, I started reading the story on the George Mitchell report due out Thursday on baseball’s steroids investigation. Then I stopped reading. I realized I didn’t care. Didn’t care what that story said, didn’t care what the report revealed.
Just don’t care. I’d like to care. I once cared. But I don’t care now. My sports editor called Wednesday and asked if I wanted to write about the Mitchell report when it was released. I said I would if he wanted me to, but I had no desire. I just don’t care.
I wonder if America cares. Barry Bonds is the all-time home run leader and he did it by juicing up. I know it, you know it, everyone knows it. And he was not alone. He wasn’t even in a small minority. Tons of guys did the same thing. The records have been compromised. The game has been compromised. But you can’t put the genie back in the bottle, and you can’t make me care.
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Comments
As i said once or twice before, I can differentiate between Babe Ruth baseball and modern day baseball. Today it is more of a business, and a show, for entertainment. Who cares who juiced or not. Set some rules now, and follow the rules, let the past be the past.
I still think its wrong that McGuire, Sossa are basically not heard from but Bonds is the fall guy for just wanting to keep up.
Do you think that steroids are rampant (or at least used) by other players in other professional leagues? If so, why is it not reported? Baseball’s been a joke for years; especially since the last strike. Only a few good guys left in the league now. That’s too bad.
Jason