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This is a great opportunity for Jason Giambi to truly "man up" and let the world know what kind of a character guy he is.

It is time for one of the principal players in the BALCO scandal to really come forward, own up to it, thus matching the actions with the words.

Take the suspension, truly show that you're sorry, exhort your fellow cheaters into coming forward, and clean, and help the game heal.

Come on Jason, help the game heal.

My thoughts exactly Zwitek. Man up Giambi, take your suspension and help the game along the way.

It's time for someone to step up and name the names, and say what they know. We all know eventually it will all come out. Now is a good time for a guy like Giambi, who's been pretty honest, to come clean, and do what he can to get baseball past this black eye.

Where is the benefit for anyone to stick their heads in the noose?

The benefit will come in a few years when Giambi decides to write a book. That time may come sooner if the Yanks are able to get away from his contract, if not, we'll have to wait until he retires. One thing is for sure, Giambi won't just come out and name names(assuming he has any additonal information), not until he knows he'll get paid for it.

Would you name names? I wouldn't, not unless they had my nuts in the proverbial vice. But that is another story. Taking responsibility for ones own actions is little different than turning in ones friends and co-workers. Censeco tried to use the names as a way to insure enshrinement in the HoF, it didn't work and he burnt his bridges. How do we all now feel about him? Is he a hero? Did he actually do some good? Yeah.

I would be surprised if Giambi ever names names.

Hey, Giambi is as guilty as anyone within the 'roid scandal. However, let's not be naive on this. MLB is mostly responsible for turning a blind eye for an entire generation. I am a die-hard Yanks fan, but I sympathize with Giambi a litle bit here. Why should he get punished for being honest? Should he be like Barry and deny everything and fool noone? Jason knows he did wrong, which is more than liars like Palmeiro, McGwire and Schilling wanted to admit under oath. He tried to come clean, something should be said for that. And the Yanks are hypocrites and nothing else. If Giambi was hitting .320 with 15 HRs and the Yanks were battling the Sox for first, do you think the organization would be considering terminating his contract? Not a chance. All sides of this scandal are a joke, owners, players and most of all, the biggest puppet Mr. Selig. This sport is run by morons.

I am still trying to figure out why drugs in sports every became news? Like no one ever thought people were taking performance enhancers before? My tax payer dollars go to a hearing about the status of baseball? Who gives a flying you know what? No matter how big you are, if you can't hit, you can't hit. How is taking steroids ever helped someone hit? Yes it could make the ball go farther, but it doesn't make you connect wih the ball more often. I'm tired of everyone trying to judge people for what they did when it wasn't even illegal in the sport. If anyone is to blame it is baseball for turning a blind eye to it. Now they want o jump all over it before congress jumps on them. It is all very funny if you ask me . . . .

Name Names, are you people serious if he does that he will be black listed from baseball for good. Why would anyone want to do that. He did the right thing for apologizing for himself and himself only. And the MLB even investigating this is crappy. This is just another example of the MLB trying to sweep the steriod era under the preverbial rug.

If we are going to forgive people using Steroids and stuff then alot of people from the BlackSox and Pete Rose even need to be reinstated into baseball.

Please, please, please, stop with the "It won't make you hit a ball farther"
and "It wasn't against the rules at the time" garbage. Ok, if it doesn't do players any good, why do so many players do them?" And if it wasn't against the rules why doesn't Giambi, Sosa, et. al. just come out and say
"Yeah, I did them. But it didn't help. So bite me."

The actual argument is that it won't help you hit the ball, as in eye to hand coodination, it most definately will help you hit the ball harder, if you are already involved with a weight training program, and who in MLB isn't.

Yeah, oops, my bad. What you said All Starz. Anyway, all Giambi did was cheat so he could get $200 mil from the Yankees. Read the chapter on steriods from "Baseball Between the Numbers." The real users are the .230 BA scrubs or the mop up relievers who will do anything to stay in the game, or players like Giambi or Gary Matthews Jr. who want to turn one or two good years into $$$$$, usually given to them by dopes in pinstripes.

When are people going to WAKE UP! Do you really think that the owners, some members of the media and most of MLB didn't know that these guys were juicing? Come on! With all the money that is being made by all - that's right, ALL the owners of course they are not going to say anything! Now that the truth may be coming out, their playing the "we were not aware of anything" excuse! All of these people make me sick. None of these clowns will ever own up to steroids. Hell, big Mac is living in seclusion and his old manager still lies for him! There are MILLIONS OF DOLLARS at stake here and when it comes right down to it, the owners & the player will always pick money over fans.

i dont really know why drugs matter

Not baseball or the fans want the real truth...because the truth is...75 percent of all big leaguers use juice or have in the past...no...I can't substantiate that but that's probably the reality...then...when someone finally wants to be a stand up man...they threaten to void his contract...how many people will admit it now...zero...and that's exactly what baseball higherups want...to bury this with Barry...you folks actually believe that he's the only one...wake up and smell the HGH.

i don't think the problem is that people think Barry's the only one, I think it's the fact that he's about to break baseball's most sacred record who belongs to someone most fans truely like and respect....I'd have a hard enough time rooting for Barry without the steroid accusations because he's such an arrogant jerk

Jason Giambi? Please, here's a few for you baseball purists - McGuire professional congressional liar, Palmero - professional all-star congressional liar, Sosa - wishin I was back in Chi-town professional liar and Bonds - The King and I, Henry Aaron is a Cryin, Professional liar.

We put these men on pedastals folks. I hope Hall of Famers The Babe, Micky, Joe D, Roy Camp or the best hitter of all time Ted Williams are not rolling in their graves.

And phukoff, last time I looked drinking doesn't help you hit the ball better.

Jason Giambi could almost completely rehabilitate his reputation by holding a press conference and detailing his entire doping regimen, the effects, and his apology.

He'd be suspended of course, and he could waive the union grievance and spend the 50 games talking to Little Leaguers about what he did being wrong for the game, for his health, for the fans, and kids.

Think about it, America loves to rehabilitate and cheer on a fallen hero who ultimately makes good on his past trespasses.

He would be different than Canseco, because Jose was (and still is) unapologetic for his doping. While Jose did some good by bringing this all up, he never really owned up to it being wrong, and thus the public still views him less than favorably.

Jason would be a returning hero after his suspension. The people's champion. Privately most of us who loathe him for what he did (and to the game), would cheer him on if he completely, and publicly owned up to it all.

Sosa too could benefit, Big Mac might get in the hall if he did, etc... Bonds on the other hand, I think he just might be too far gone to ever be a sympathetic figure.