still not done with Mitchell

I know I said that the names aren't the most important part of the Mitchell report. I still stand by my thesis that the Mitchell Report shouldn't be for the purpose of pointing fingers at the names of those on the list.

But why not point fingers at Bud Selig. Isn't this just as much his fault than any of the players? He's known about steroids in baseball for over a decade, but we didn't see much of an attempt to stop this back then...when the problem wasn't quite what it is today.

If you want a good read, pick up a copy of Zimbalist's In the Best Interests of Baseball

It tells you a lot about the history of Selig's reign and the long term effects of Selig's short term fixes. Without getting too far off of the subject of steroids, I found this book interesting. It's funny how short term fixes aren't good for long term. For example, what may have seemed like a good move (say, avoiding a work stoppage by coming up with a labor plan) actually was a bad move because the particular labor plan that was developed allowed the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer. Zimbalist explains this better than I did, so just read it for yourself.

Anyways, I'm pointing my finger at Selig before I'm pointing towards Bonds, Clemens, etc.

In selig's speech regarding the Mitchell report, he in no way hints towards the possibility that he made a mistake several years ago.

Don't get me wrong, I'm a firm believer (my apologies for getting biblical) that sin has consequences. The players sinned (cheated), not Selig. But Selig certainly could have done something to discipline/prevent the players at that particular time.

I see this in Youth Ministry all the time. It's like waiting for the child to become a teenager to punish him. Why wait till he is a teenager to punish him for cheating, when he has been cheating his whole life? The earlier you start, the better.

That's all for awhile, I have a christmas party to attend. So for the first time since 1:00 EST I will be away from the Mitchell report coverage on TV.