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I wonder what the players union will do.

This whole steriods matter will ultimatly be decided by the fans. If they stop showing up and the tv ratings slip and it actually costs MLB money and future fans, then and only then will they do someting substantial.

As long as the yahoos buy gear, buy the dish package, pay full price, show up and cheer/jeer then why would they care?

This Mitchell thing is all window dressing.

Stop shelling out money to this organization and things will change.

I think it is crazy that Selig "deferred" punishment to see how helpful Giambi will be. So what, if he doesn't like what he says (if he says anything) he is going to suspend him. That will NEVER stand up w/ the Union. Bud once again proves why he needs to retire now instead of his scheduled date at the end of his contract. He SUCKS. I agree bandit, the only way to stop this is by not going, however being a Mets fan and seeing how they are doing, I can't stop now. :-)

The baseball union will continue to hide their heads in the sand concerning steroids and any other drug. They are doing the same thing with chewing tobacco, a proven carcinogen.

I disagree with Bandit77 because the fans will always be there.

I am a Soxs fan and this is crap. no player should have to testify he got caught he should pay the price, but having him talk is crap, He has already talked anyways to the grand jury if Seilig wants info look at his statements againts the grand jury. There should be no plea bargain in the steroid punishment.
Selig needs to go.

Whats the difference who used roids in the past? Can we change it? Is there anything Selig can do? It's the biggest waste of money($2million per month!), to find out something that has already happened and that can't be changed. Selig is a loser, and always has been. He's a bad commisioner, who knew what was happening when everyone was juicing, but now wants to act like he's solving the problem. Guess what, roids did exactly what Selig wanted. They saved baseball, and now Selig wants to act like he had no previous knowledge. What a jackass.

The Mitchell commision is not about change, it is about status quo, as all commisions are. Window dressing, a distraction, a non-issue, owners already allowed this behavior, now they are intent on appearing to take action on illegal and unhealthy behavior that they condoned and profited off of so that they can save their fat paychecks from becoming slightly less fat. Disgusting.

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That was my point. The fans are the ones with the power. If they keep going back to the ballpark and spending money on MLB, then they better not complain too much. Nobody forces fans to spend money on these fools.

The problem Bandit77 is that baseball is still a great game. Problems and all. This is why people love MLB despite all of its numerous issues. Fans are incapable of staying away.

Besides, where else can you go for a good time during the summer at night,.... a strip club?

Good luck seeing baseball players there.

When some of these guys start dropping like flies in their 50's (Like some old Steelers' players and pro wrestlers have) then the cloud will clear up about who did what. Steroid abuse will KILL them and there is plenty of evidence to support that assumption. The game can be blamed for turning a blind eye sure but these are grown men who made decisions despite knowing the risks. If I could do something to support my entire family for years after I'm gone by risking my own health, it would be a tough decision. That said, I like to think the ethics of cheating would keep me from making a similar choice.

One more thing....I wonder how many AAA players took steroids as a desperate attempt to hit the big time but stil had too many holes in their swing or blew out their arm and never hit the jackpot. THOSE are the guys who I feel bad for because they were seduced into thinking it might work. Again, they are grown men but it's a hard lesson to learn.

You know, this topic is getting kinda old. Nothing will happen to anyone even if Giambi snitches them out. He!!, we already pretty much know or suspect who the big name juicers were anyway. We'll never know all of the scrubs and fifth starters who did them, and in the end, who really cares? Why aren't we talking about implementing comprehensive testing, which tests for all banned substances (HGH), and what kind of reasonable penalties should be imposed. Oh, yeah, because the players union would kick Selig's butt from New York to Milwaukee if he dared to try.

Why Selig needs Giambi to talk to Mitchell I have no idea. Hasn't Mitchell spoken to Novitzky and everyone else involved in the bloody BALCO investigation? Jesus Mary and Joseph, the information is available already. Sworn testimony from players that admitted to juicing is available on the web, in a book, in newspapers.

Until hard suspensions come down, players will be just like Olympians, always looking for the new undetectable cheat that will give them an edge. Dopers will always dope. The key is, to make the penalty so great, that to risk getting caught greatly outweighs any benefit.

The thing that bothers me the most about this entire 'roid era, is that the only whistleblower has been Jose Canseco. In industries where corruption or crimes have been committed, people often come forward. MLB has a bigger code of silence than any law enforcement agency I've ever heard of.

Where's the Serpico of MLB? Why won't anyone blow the whistle?

Answer- Cash Money.

I know it sucks, but how can you fine or suspend someone that took steroids when they were not illegal in the sport? Hell, HGH isn't even tested...

Selig let this happen, he can't say he knew nothing about it. Baseball was bringing in more money then he could have imagined during the steroid era.

We need to move on and hope Barry Bonds just somehow doesn't break the HR record and taint the sport until A-Rod breaks his.

Selig is a joke - Remove Selig as commish please. Replace him with George Mitchell. Nuff said.