May 22, 2007
Getting to the Truth
I agree with Mark Kriegel:
Commissioner Bud Selig should do everything in his considerable power to protect Jason Giambi and ensure that his story of steroid abuse is heard without fear of reprisal.
No player is going to talk to Mitchell because of past leaks, fear of reprisals from MLB and fear of prosecution by the government. If Selig does indeed want to get at the truth, he can remove the fear of reprisals and work on lessening the fear of prosecution. With the exception of Bonds, the government hasn't been keen to go after PED abusers. They've been hunting the suppliers. If Selig wants players to talk, he needs to let them know the risk of their careers and freedom is going to be minimal.
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Amen; Yanks/Cashman position is reprehensible. The team knew exactly what they were signing, just never expected the needle train to stop. Oops, rot with it!
This is the pine tar incident of baseball contracts. Another classic case of Yankee weaseldom.
Let's see we'll sign you to overlong backloaded contract. If you performance stays up to snuff, we won't say anything, but if you age like a normal player, we'll try to void the last two years of your contract.
And now we know why Giambi was defending Bonds. He had a major case of projection.
Also just to let you levelheaded types know, Jason Giambi is not the guy to have an honest conversation about the effects of PED's on athletic performance.
Selig won't do this at all. Having players like Giambi and Bonds take the rap is a conveinent scape goat for the MLB front offices.