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When I was a kid, I had numerous posters on my wall. One of those posters was of OJ Simpson running the football. Even though the Buffalo Bills sucked in those days, and I have always been a Raiders/49ers fan, I also love great players. When OJ was busted for murder, I was shocked. One of my sports heroes goes down. It had happened to a lesser degree with me and Mike Tyson, I loved watching his fights, brief as they were, but when D’Amato died, he changed, and then he spiraled and became a monster. Another sports hero down. Now there’s Clemens. I admired him because we are the same age and he was winning Cy Young Awards post-40. Lesson to kids…true heroes put on a uniform and serve their country, either in the military, or in the civil services like being a firefighter or a cop.
Another Dark Day, today.
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I don’t know …
Maybe I’m way off base here (pun intended), but I really don’t think/believe Congress has any business in THIS “business” … If they were really serious about keeping business/industry “honest” they’d be going hot and heavy after the liable and treason and journalistic malpractice of the MSM.
The game of baseball, the sports world, and the puritanical baseball fans will take care of this mess …
February 13th, 2008 at 8:45 amI dont think the congressmen believe this doctor..hes a damn liar! every other word that came out of his mouth at the first hearing was obviously a lie. they keep asking was that a lie? and he keeps saying yes.
February 13th, 2008 at 9:19 amHave these people commited a crime? If so “the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of of the State and distrcit wherein the crime shall have been commited; which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature of the cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have complusory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.”
The sixth amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.
So no they don’t have any business in this matter what so ever, and if these baseball players knew anything about constitution they would be qouting amendments left and right.
We have three brances of government for a reason…. This is one of those reasons.
February 13th, 2008 at 9:21 amHas a crime been commited? If so (which there hasnt).
“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. ”
So no the congress has no right in this matter, and if these moronic baseball players had any knowledge of the constitution they would be qouting it left and right to tell the congress where they can stick it.
We have three branches of government for a reason, this is one of those reasons.
February 13th, 2008 at 9:27 amActually Congress has a role in this because major league base ball is a legally protected monopoly in this country.
…nero is fiddling..
Per a 1922 Supreme Court ruling.
Federal Baseball Club v. National League, 259 U.S. 200 (1922), is a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Major League Baseball was exempt from the provisions of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
After the Federal League folded in 1915, most of the Federal League owners had been bought out by owners in the other Major Leagues, or had been compensated in other ways (for example, the owner of the St. Louis Federal League team had been permitted to buy the St. Louis Browns). The owner of the Baltimore Federal League club (the Baltimore Terrapins) had not, and sued the National League, the American League and other defendants, including several Federal League officials for conspiring to monopolize baseball by destroying the Federal League. At trial, the defendants were found jointly liable, and damages of $80,000 assessed, which was tripled to $240,000 under the provisions of the Sherman Act (equivalent to $2.8 Million in 2007).
On appeal, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial verdict, and held that baseball was not subject to the Sherman Act, and the case was duly appealed to the Supreme Court. In a unanimous decision written by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., the Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that “the business is giving exhibitions of base ball[sic], which are purely state affairs”; that is, that baseball was not interstate commerce for the purposes of the Sherman Act.
The decision was reaffirmed in Toolson v. New York Yankees, 346 U.S. 356 (1952), and Flood v. Kuhn, 407 U.S. 258 (1972).
February 13th, 2008 at 9:32 am@ drillanwr
I’m with you why is this even important?
Once they all cave and recant their previous statements under some long drawn out plea deal nothing will come of this. At the end of the day the taxpayers like all of us will be left with the bill.
Why aren’t they pushing for a renewal of the FISA bill which if Harry Reid gets his way will expire in days instead of this bullshit.
I like sports like a lot of people but it is not life and death like oh I don’t know killing and or capturing, preferably killing, every know terrorist and or threat to our national existence.
February 13th, 2008 at 9:37 amWe have three branches of government for a reason, this is one of those reasons.
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NOT to worry, Doug … When Obama’s the Superstar in Chief he’ll make a new branch for baseball … and many, many other branches too! Obama’s “tree” is a vast spread of limbs and branches of government to “reach out” to the American people … right into their lives and pockets.
Oh! I hear the beautiful haunting sounds of our soon to be new national anthem … crank it up and sing along:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpKRd2xQeq8&feature=related
February 13th, 2008 at 9:38 amWhen were steroids banned in MLB? They weren’t illegal to use prior to that. If that’s the only way I could keep up with the competition before they were banned I would have used them.
February 13th, 2008 at 9:39 amThey are a bunch of preening asses though.
….. nero is fiddling….
Re the Supreme Court ruling:
Federal Baseball Club v. National League, 259 U.S. 200 (1922), is a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Major League Baseball was exempt from the provisions of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
After the Federal League folded in 1915, most of the Federal League owners had been bought out by owners in the other Major Leagues, or had been compensated in other ways (for example, the owner of the St. Louis Federal League team had been permitted to buy the St. Louis Browns). The owner of the Baltimore Federal League club (the Baltimore Terrapins) had not, and sued the National League, the American League and other defendants, including several Federal League officials for conspiring to monopolize baseball by destroying the Federal League. At trial, the defendants were found jointly liable, and damages of $80,000 assessed, which was tripled to $240,000 under the provisions of the Sherman Act (equivalent to $2.8 Million in 2007).
On appeal, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial verdict, and held that baseball was not subject to the Sherman Act, and the case was duly appealed to the Supreme Court. In a unanimous decision written by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., the Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that “the business is giving exhibitions of base ball[sic], which are purely state affairs”; that is, that baseball was not interstate commerce for the purposes of the Sherman Act.
The decision was reaffirmed in Toolson v. New York Yankees, 346 U.S. 356 (1952), and Flood v. Kuhn, 407 U.S. 258 (1972).
February 13th, 2008 at 9:53 amYeah the crime is the use of illegal drugs, and in many of these commission cases perjury (barry bonds), yes the congress has a role in it because baseball is a monopoly, bud seelig is a putz, and the players union wont come out and protect the players who don’t want to use steroids but who can keep up with the juice heads. And don’t tell me congress has better things to do, the congress does all sorts of shit, and this ain’t taxing their precious time. Clean baseball up, and ship these living bobble heads out.
February 13th, 2008 at 10:19 amSolution? Lift said monopoly and let a privately owned league that will enforce itself step up. I know I would rather watch a league that polices itself to keep it’s players clean then drugball. Competition is the key to any industry.
February 13th, 2008 at 1:52 pm