So the Mitchell Report came out, and guess what? The sky didn't fall...
Unless you lived in the Northeast, or are Roger Clemens.
Personally, I really don't think any of this is a big deal, and that this is such a random sampling of players and instances that it's almost unfair that only a few players were named. But while all of the rest of the world will debate the Hall of Fame implications of Clemens, whether or not baseball is really cleaner now, and God knows what else Skip Bayless will drone on about, here are some lesser debated things that struck me with regards to the Mitchell report:
1. So David Justice’s name appeared on the list. Haven’t done the years to check on it (though who knows how accurate any of that is anyway), but perhaps ‘Roid Rage’ could possibly explain the alleged domestic abuse on Halle Berry. I mean seriously, what other explanation could there be?
2. While Barry Bonds may be the more obvious winner in all of this now that he has a buddy scapegoat in Roger Clemens, a less obvious winner in all of this is the notorious former Red Sox GM Dan Duquette. Duquette, as you recall, cited as reason for not re-signing Clemens that Clemens was in the "twilight of his career." If Clemens really started using when he went to Toronto, suddenly Duquette doesn't look so wrong after all. And, well... at least there was one GM who might've been ignorant about steroids. Then again Duquette was ignorant about a lot of things, wasn't he?
3. You know what else we learned? That Barry Bonds ought to be extremely happy that Greg Anderson was his personal trainer. While Brian McNamee and Kirk Radomski apparently had no loyalties whatsoever to their former clients, Anderson maintained his silence in regards to Bonds even through jail time.
4. Yup, it's juvenile, but according to the Mitchell report, the most popular part of the body to be injected with steroids is the buttocks, (also referred to in the report at "the rear end" (thanks Jason Giambi!)). Apparently the ass (mentioned 7 times) is the popular players choice to inject yourself with either Deca-Durabolin, Winstrol, or Testosterone, beating out the less popular abdomen (twice) and thigh (twice). The king of being injected in the buttocks, according to the report, was Roger Clemens, who was allegedly injected in the buttocks 8-10 times with Winstrol and Deca Durabolin. Congrats Rocket, that's another record for your illustrious career. Yup, it's juvenile alright...
So, now that less than 24 hours have passed, and I'm already sick of this, what are your favorite aspects about the Mitchell Report, the coverage, etc?
Friday, December 14, 2007
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