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Not to mention that there are 103 other names out there someplace. Just because someone only blew the whistle on A-Rod doesn't negate that fact. Selig's true occupational calling was automobile sales. That's precisely where he should have stayed. Up over and out. Also not to mention that it was agreed, when the players took this test, that there would be no punishment for a positive result. Bud, just retire already, you're making a fool of yourself.

I would be completely against this because it's just plain dumb. If you do this, then just wipe out his hitting records completely and be done with it. Nothing but grandstanding by Mr. B.S. himself, so he looks good. He knew what was going on, but he chose to put his head in the sand (or somewhere else ). Bonds hit the home runs in games that are official, it too late.

I happen to think that as reporters dig deeper into this story, the worse it's going to be for ARod. Would not be surprised now if it doesn't come out that ARod has been taking as a Yankee. The continuing impression the interview has left me is an immature man, who continues to hide behind a bunch of lies. There is just so much bs in what he said in the interview, that I'm thoroughly disgusted.

I don't buy the whole interview. He says:"Again, it was such a loosey-goosey era," Rodriguez said. "I'm guilty for a lot of things. I'm guilty for being negligent, naive, not asking all the right questions. And to be quite honest, I don't know exactly what substance I was guilty of using." ARod signs a 250 million dollar contact, and he doesn't know what's going inside his body? No way that happens. It sounds like the article/book that is coming out is going to say that ARod basiclly took steroids all his life.

My take on the word "pretty accurate": He has taken steroids pre-and-post Texas, and this way he can say that when I said "pretty accurate" I didn't mean totally accurate. There's a lot more to this story.

At half time in the interview, my first reaction: I now have zero respect for ARod, and I think the interview is pure bullshit.

I don't think that admitting to taking PED's is going to help ARod at all, there is just something about him that puts him in the Barry Bonds category, that feeling of "the whole world revolves around me" vibe that he radiates, I don't think he's sorry in the least. The only thing he is sorry about is that he got caught. A great player that has tarnished his legacy, I've even read where people think he should not be in the HOF. Sad, really. Jayson Stark has an outstanding article on what this all means to the history of the game.

I must admit that I'm finding the ARod finding very depressing, I mean, what pitching/hitting record from the past twenty years is worth anything? A whole generation of players is under a cloud, and there is no way to get around that. Just a sad, depressing development.

I really am amazed about the ARod report, he was supposed to be the "good one" who would break Bonds home run record, and thus make it clean again. That Texas team will go down in history as one of the most tainted teams ever. Who would have thought that Canseco would be so right about so many players? Selig should resign, this disgrace happened while he put blinders on and pretended that nothing was going wrong. Well, I guess 18 million buys a lot of silence.

Glad the Lakers won -- KG is a punk....

Bonds is going down, with jail time over the horizon. As much as I dislike the Bonds persona, jail for anyone, and the stress on his/her family, is a very sad reality. It didn't have to be like this, Bonds was a great player without the steroids, and now, with all the information coming out, I just wonder if he will get into the HOF. An interesting contrast in that era is Bonds vs. Ken Griffey. I'm sure KG had a ton of people whispering in his ear and offering "stuff" to improve his game, but by all indications, Griffey turned it all down and went his own way. Now, it's Griffey who will probably be remembered as the greatest player of the era and not Bonds.

It's a Steve Wilson day: bass communion / vidnaObmana - continuum 1 (cd) Steven Wilson - cover version 5 (cd single) Steven Wilson - Insurgentes (CD/DVDA preorder)

Veritek resigns with Red Sox with a one year contract. Where else could he have gone? Another steller job by Boras, you'd think after the ARod fiasco players would figure out this guys doesn't walk on water. Boras is doing great with ManRam also I can't wait for spring training to start, I might even watch some of the WBC, and that's really a sign of desperation...

CNN is saying that Updike died today. A great loss for American letters. Should have won a Nobel Prize at some point in his life.

I'm sure "Old School" is not his code for pre-steriod.

Just one observation on Jenkins: He was always a leader in giving up the most home runs, giving up 484 (in the top ten all-time) homers in his career. I thing that stat along proves he did not pitch in the "dead ball era."

Well Piazza was all hit and no field, and I-Rod's offense was chemically enhanced. So that's a fair choice. Now looking at Fisk and Munson while they were both alive, I think the numbers favor Fisk. I think that comparison is closer. Remember, Fisk was a right-handed batter playing at Fenway (and pre-new pressbox Fenway at that), while Munson had Yankee Stadium, with "death valley" to contend with. What separates Fisk from Munson is longevity, with Fisk playing a ton of games after the age of 35. Both great players, but I would still take Munson over Fisk at the top of their games.

What's more: If I have a choice between Mike Piazza, Ivan Rodriguez, and Thurman Munson -- I'll pick Munson every time, he was a great player.

I always found it strange that Munson was not is the Hall. He has a great resume: first Yankee captain since Lou Gehrig, seven time all-star, MVP in 1976, clutch hitter, played the game the way it should be played. When he died, I just assumed that he would go in -- and yet, he loses out each year. Sometimes I wonder how the baseball writers come to their conclusions on who's in and who's out. You would even think the Yankee publicity machine would be out in force over Munson. Remember when Rick Cerone didn't go out to the catcher's position for the national athemn the next game? Yes, he belongs.

Sorry Tim. Not.A.Chance.In.Hell. And I say that as someone who is definitely NOT an A's fan. I have to agree with GS on this one. In game four, Kevin Mitchell just missed parking one out of the 'Stick that would have put the Giants ahead. I still think to this day, if that went out, the Giants would have made a run at winning the series. That quake messed everyone up in the Bay Area, even where I lived in Berkeley, people were more berserk than usual.

It'll be interesting to see over the years how many "last ballot" HoFers we get.

I always found it surprising how many people knocked Rice, when, if you followed baseball during those years, it was a given that he'd wind up in the HoF. It was a big deal, I don't how many times I suffered through the line by an announcer: "The great left-field tradition of the Red Sox, Hall of Famers, Williams, Yaz, and no doubt, when he retires, Jim Rice." All. The. Time. I. Had. To Listen. To. That. PS: When's Mike Greenwell getting in.

Superjail!. This is the weirdest stuff you'll ever want to see.

I agree, in that I wouldn't be surprised if the Red Sox don't try Smoltz as a starter, with Wakefield spot starting, relief duties, and if Smoltz goes down, taking over in the starting rotation. The Wakefield/Penny duo could be troublesome, since Wakefield effectiveness/age is doubtful, and Penny's health is always a question mark. Starting pitching could be the weak spot of Boston this year.

Attention Chuch Nessa: Tonight's Classic Game on the MLB Network: 8:00 PM 4/21/1991 Chicago @ Pittsburgh Resulting in a 13-12 Shootout Goodspeak: I really enjoyed the 'Stick, I even received a couple of "endurance pins" for watching an extra inning game. That 1980s Giants team deserves to be remembered for more that getting swept during th "Earthquake Series," it was a fun and exciting team to watch, and full of interesting characters. Poor Penitentiary Face, he wore out his welcome at the end, even had (according to The Chronical" Will Clark drop a N-bomb on him.