Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Dear Jason Whitlock...

Thank you Jason. Thank you for understanding the steroids in baseball "issue". It's absolutely insane and almost every article I read makes me want to peel my skin off and take an acid bath. Yours is the first one that actually makes sense and puts issues out there that no one is talking about.

I don't normally see eye to eye with your views, but we are on par here. Why the sudden interest in steroids, while the double standard of alcohol goes unchecked? One of my biggest issues with the whole circus is bringing in two families who had their sons commit suicide. How do they know it was because of steroids? Were there notes stating so? Do they have a Oiuja board? It seems like rampant speculation to me.

I am also against the doctors being brought in. Sure, steroids can cause health defects if abused. No one is denying that. Same thing can be said of aspirin. Same thing can be said of Nyquil. How does having doctors explaining the ramifications of the abuses of steroids help baseball?

I believe this whole thing is because of The Apprentice. Congress saw how much face time that The Donald was getting and they want to put on a show now too. Do they care about the 'youth of america'? Sure. But they care about getting their mug on TV (Cold Pizza perhaps) about a thousand times more. Isn't this the perfect time, what with Canseco's unprovable book out and Bonds chase for Ruth? When else is the Republican rep from Kansas going to see himself on Sportscenter? Better strike while the iron is hot.

Again, thanks for pointing out the absurdity of it all. All the best...

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