Bud Selig Is A Coward
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by user Brendan.Canney
In another effort by Bud Selig to appear as a strong MLB Commissioner he has made an ultimatum to New York Yankees' slugger Jason Giambi. Either he cooperates with Senator George Mitchell's bogus, costly, and ultimately useless investigation into steroids or face a suspension. According to current MLB rules testing positive for steroids or other performance enhancing drugs warrants a 50-game suspension. There is a problem however in Giambi's case. Jason Giambi has never tested positive for steroids or performance enhancing drugs since the plan was implemented. When the New York Daily News asked an attorney to give his opinion on the legitimacy of the suspension he said, "It's just a dead argument, legally." So if this is a dead argument legally what kind of repercussions does the MLB front office face if Giambi decides not to talk and take the disciplinary action? You would expect Giambi to appeal whatever action is taken against him and more than likely win.
These threats made by Bud Selig not only make him look like a bully but a bully who can't back it up. If he keeps making these seemingly idle threats he will continue to only weaken his authority. So lets say hypothetically that Giambi decides not to cooperate with the investigation when the Tuesday deadline Selig made comes. Selig in essence would be starting a war with arguably the strongest players union in professional sports, the MLB Players Association. Not only would Selig and Senator Mitchell not have accomplished squat in their investigation, but they may end up severely pissing off Don Fehr and MLB players. Also, according to sources in the MLB front office the Mitchell investigation wouldn't be asking Giambi to name names, only to corroborate what was leaked from the BALCO investigation. Where was this crackdown on steroids in the 90's when the problem was growing as fast as Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire? Fans and journalists want names of players who have cheated the game and cheated their clean counterparts.
