After reading this article on ESPN.com(http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3151479), there's almost no point in watching George Mitchell's press conference on Thursday in which he will tell us the results of his 20-month investigation on steroid use in baseball.
Here's why:
1) We know what it's all about(drug use), and most of us won't know the names of at least half of the players. At least we shouldn't know their names, because the players that need the help of performance enhancing drugs are the players who are shadowed by superstars. Not that it gives them an excuse to use drugs, but put yourself in the position where you are among the greatest players in your sport, but nobody seems to know your name.
2) We know what time it is happening, and the article says that the results will also be posted on MLB.com. Plus, we'll all see it about 300 times on Sportscenter in the next 2 weeks. Come on, you can't deny it. How many times do you turn on ESPN every day? I probably average 15 times a day.
3) The article also says Bud Selig won't likely be there. This means that there will be no entertaining shots of baseball's old-fashioned commissioner shaking his head in disgust as he hears the names of all the players in his league whose stats are tainted.
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they just made to drop all this. Steroids saved baseball. Not to say that using drugs is good. Baseball turned the other cheek
Dre Dilla
Queen Creek, AZ
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I want the names, no matter how small in performance stature they are. McGwire was using them and he was already a star. Dont assume there wont be any shockers in there.
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Whatsittoya, NO
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Are you kidding me? Did Dre Dilla just say that "Drugs are good"... ?? Also, drugs did NOT save baseball... the steroid scandal is doing almost as much damage as the strike did. People hate this steroid drama almost as much as they hate the lack of a salary cap in MLB. As far as not releasing all the names, that doesn't make any sense, and it's going to breed an amount of favoritism... if you announce any single players name from this report, then it is only fair that you announce ALL of their names.
Mack2D2
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I think the real shocker will be who ISN'T using. My guess is that an overwhelming percentage of MLB players are juicing.
Hllywd: Old…
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