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As a point of fact, Commissioner Fay Vincent issued an announcement that was posted in every major league clubhouse reminding major league players that any violation of the controlled substances act was forbidden, including anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing substances. In other words, steroids have been against the major league rules since 1992.
Not long after making an issue of ridding the game of PEDs, Vincent was railroaded out of office, and an owner--Selig--was quietly installed on an interim basis. (We're still waiting for him to be replaced with a legitimate commissioner.) With Fay Vincent in charge, there would have been no steroid scandal. And we certainly wouldn't still be dealing with its effects at this late date.
Another point of fact: Bud Selig secured a no-interest $5 million loan from Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad. Then, Selig attempted contraction of two franchises: Minnesota and Montreal. By contracting the Minnesota franchise, Selig's buddy Pohlad stood to pocket a $185 million fee from MLB, which would have been a minimum of $75 million more than his franchise was worth at the time. So Selig attempted to hand a guy $75 extra million while he had an outstanding $5 million loan with the guy.
How is this guy allowed to infect our game? Stuff like that lands guys in prison camps.
Last edited by Kevin Finnerty; Fri Sep 11, 2009 at 12:08am.
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