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03-09-2005, 05:06 AM
So now I hear some of the MLB players are going to be forced to testify before a government commission concerning AAS use in baseball. Is this really what our government does now? This is what we elected them to do? Monitor drug use in sports? Are you kidding me?
Don't they have something better to do with their time? What's next, holding a commission on marijuana use in rock bands? Holding a commission to determine if Britney's tits are real or fake?
It's all entertainment. It's all a waste of time. Not that I don't love wasting time, but it really pisses me off that our elected government officials have nothing better to do. I'd be happier if they spent their time boozing and hanging out at strip bars. At least then they're helping put some young women through college.
M $
Here's an interesting article --->
Don't blame Jason Giambi if, in fact, he took steroids.
In fact, don't blame baseball players, football players, hockey players, wrestlers, track stars or any athlete who pollutes his body in search of that competitive edge.
Isn't that what America is all about — having an edge?
I'm not saying it's right, but steroid use among athletes has gotten so out of control that the pros who don't take them are more than likely riding the bench. They're the ones nobody hears about. They're the ones nobody cares about and it's a Grrring shame.
Athletes who don't take steroids — both professional and amateur — will never be as good as the ones who do. And that means the sportswriters don't write about them, the TV cameras don't focus on them and the gaming companies don't feature them.
It's always the hulking superstar athlete with the biggest locker, the biggest contract, the biggest agent, the covers of the hottest games and magazines and the biggest needle — uh, competitive edge — getting all the accolades and setting new records.
It's a sad fact that at long last needs to be remedied.
Over the weekend, Sen. John McCain (search) said that if tough new rules for baseball aren't in place next month, he will introduce legislation making drug testing in professional sports a law. It's about time.
Indeed, over the past few years, federal and local governments have worked hard to take away the illegal edge so many have enjoyed for so long.
The Martha Stewarts, Enrons and Adelphias of the world learned the hard way that creative accounting or special treatment because of celebrity won't cut it anymore. Money was their edge.
The United Nations is embroiled in an Oil-for-Food scandal that involves Kofi Annan's son Kojo. Access to power was his edge.
Show business is full of people who are so beautiful they get paid tons of money just to show up. Do you look like Julia Roberts? Do you look like Warren Beatty? Do you have Lindsay Lohan's breasts? Is the anchor of your favorite news station or entertainment show really easy on the eyes? Plastic surgery or other high-priced cosmetic procedures are likely their edge.
Ashlee Simpson and any number of pop tarts sell millions of CDs and bring in millions of dollars "singing" songs they don't write, and that don't even sound like them. Technology in the studio is their edge.
Scott Peterson was found guilty by a jury of his peers. He thought a fancy, high-priced lawyer would be his edge. He thought wrong.
Giambi had the second-highest salary on the cash-rich New York Yankees. His first year there saw great statistics and promise for the storied franchise. Steroids were reportedly his edge.
But before we blame any of them, before we cast stones in their direction, think about what you like to watch, what video games you like to play, what music you like to hear and what you like your heroes to look like, act like or play like.
Think about what you will buy this holiday season. Think about whose career you follow most closely. Think about whose picture you click on, what headline catches your eye, what sports highlight you watch over and over and over again.
Baseball fans, ask yourselves: Will you watch small ball? Will you watch a game where pitchers don't throw 98 miles per hour, where homers are fewer and where stars aren't rippling with muscles or burning around the bases? Will you pay big bucks to see athletes who look just like you?
Don't they have something better to do with their time? What's next, holding a commission on marijuana use in rock bands? Holding a commission to determine if Britney's tits are real or fake?
It's all entertainment. It's all a waste of time. Not that I don't love wasting time, but it really pisses me off that our elected government officials have nothing better to do. I'd be happier if they spent their time boozing and hanging out at strip bars. At least then they're helping put some young women through college.
M $
Here's an interesting article --->
Don't blame Jason Giambi if, in fact, he took steroids.
In fact, don't blame baseball players, football players, hockey players, wrestlers, track stars or any athlete who pollutes his body in search of that competitive edge.
Isn't that what America is all about — having an edge?
I'm not saying it's right, but steroid use among athletes has gotten so out of control that the pros who don't take them are more than likely riding the bench. They're the ones nobody hears about. They're the ones nobody cares about and it's a Grrring shame.
Athletes who don't take steroids — both professional and amateur — will never be as good as the ones who do. And that means the sportswriters don't write about them, the TV cameras don't focus on them and the gaming companies don't feature them.
It's always the hulking superstar athlete with the biggest locker, the biggest contract, the biggest agent, the covers of the hottest games and magazines and the biggest needle — uh, competitive edge — getting all the accolades and setting new records.
It's a sad fact that at long last needs to be remedied.
Over the weekend, Sen. John McCain (search) said that if tough new rules for baseball aren't in place next month, he will introduce legislation making drug testing in professional sports a law. It's about time.
Indeed, over the past few years, federal and local governments have worked hard to take away the illegal edge so many have enjoyed for so long.
The Martha Stewarts, Enrons and Adelphias of the world learned the hard way that creative accounting or special treatment because of celebrity won't cut it anymore. Money was their edge.
The United Nations is embroiled in an Oil-for-Food scandal that involves Kofi Annan's son Kojo. Access to power was his edge.
Show business is full of people who are so beautiful they get paid tons of money just to show up. Do you look like Julia Roberts? Do you look like Warren Beatty? Do you have Lindsay Lohan's breasts? Is the anchor of your favorite news station or entertainment show really easy on the eyes? Plastic surgery or other high-priced cosmetic procedures are likely their edge.
Ashlee Simpson and any number of pop tarts sell millions of CDs and bring in millions of dollars "singing" songs they don't write, and that don't even sound like them. Technology in the studio is their edge.
Scott Peterson was found guilty by a jury of his peers. He thought a fancy, high-priced lawyer would be his edge. He thought wrong.
Giambi had the second-highest salary on the cash-rich New York Yankees. His first year there saw great statistics and promise for the storied franchise. Steroids were reportedly his edge.
But before we blame any of them, before we cast stones in their direction, think about what you like to watch, what video games you like to play, what music you like to hear and what you like your heroes to look like, act like or play like.
Think about what you will buy this holiday season. Think about whose career you follow most closely. Think about whose picture you click on, what headline catches your eye, what sports highlight you watch over and over and over again.
Baseball fans, ask yourselves: Will you watch small ball? Will you watch a game where pitchers don't throw 98 miles per hour, where homers are fewer and where stars aren't rippling with muscles or burning around the bases? Will you pay big bucks to see athletes who look just like you?