I guess one of the benefits of being sick in bed is that you can watch TV all day. Today's must see TV is the House hearing on steroids in baseball. If I was Bud Selig, after I saw the first panel, including Senator Jim Bunning, I would not be looking forward to my time in the hot seat.
The big bombshell to come out this morning is that the policy that new 'tougher' MLB announced recently is not as tough as it sounds. From CNN:
This is what we had all heard was the new policy from MLB. Of course anybody who follows cycling or other Olympic sports realizes that even that policy is a joke. So what's the real policy?
The policy continues along those lines for repeat offenders, according to the lawmakers. It says a second violation can be settled by either a "30-day suspension or up to a $25,000 fine." A third violation may be settled by either "a 60-day suspension or up to a $50,000 fine." The fourth violation could be settled by either "a one-year suspension or up to a $100,000 fine." The lawmakers noted that some star players make more than $100,000 per game.
So as one House Rep said, the fine is 10 days or 'up to $10,000', so under those guidelines I could be fined only $1.00. Yep that's right.
The word is that most of the players will take the fifth today. That will not play well in the court of public opinion.
I can't wait to hear Bud testify.
