I’m going to defer what NumberSeven said in the last post … ARod doesn’t owe the media anything. He admitted to steroid use and in IMO actually gave more information than he needed to. The media can whine and call his story spin, but they do not need to know every single detail. There’s really no reason for it. He’s done enough. Now go hit the crap out of the ball ARod.

Bud sucks.

My take on the steroid era is the same as the financial crisis we are going through right now: Many are to blame. In this case, that includse players, managers, media, and yes, even fans. But with Selig there’s a difference. He was in charge. It was his watch.

And as far as his comment: “I don’t want to hear the commissioner turned a blind eye to this or he didn’t care about it,”. I have a simple solution for Spud Selig. Step down and give up your $18.35 annual pay. Otherwise, stop whining.

Me thinks he doth protest too much. That’s my take on Selig’s “crying game”. This all happened under his watch. He presided over the near ruin of the game and pumped up Mac and Sosa as the great saviors, and yes, turned a blind eye to the ’roid raged monsters who were hitting homeruns at a record clip.

Listening to Selig’s rant is more PC bullshit. Take no responsibility and pass the buck. Forget the game, this is what’s wrong with our great country. Selig and his $19 extra large should be thrown out on his ass for these asinine comments. If baseball is really even alittle bit interested in sweeping the steroid era clean, then all the key figures who put themselves ahead of the game need to be outted—not just Arod. I’m not a big fan of his, but he shouldn’t have to be the one who gets thrown under the bus while the driver of the bus escapes any wrath. It’s time for the game to come hard at Selig.

It’s all about accountability, and Selig is sorely lacking in this department. Where is Selig’s scorn at the other 103 players who turned up hot ? Where is his outrage over the results of this anonymous test being leaked ?

Regards Alex, his apology and press conference was enough for me, if there is more to the story, I don’t care. Of course the media wants to keep the story alive, it sells papers. I don’t expect much more from these hacks except sensationalism and innuendo. Everyone thinks they are Bob Woodward…

Case in point, Roy Oswalt, babbling on to anyone who will listen about how feels he was “cheated out of the game”. Does this mean Oswalt will refuse to take the field if Tejada is playing shortstop ? Last time I checked both Pettitte and Clemens pitched for the ’05 team, should I expect to hear Oswalt clamoring for the pennant to be given to St. Louis, since both pitchers were implicated in the steroids scandal ? Do yourself a favor and just shut up, Roy.

from SI.com today:

And, remarkably, I don’t think A-Rod was the most ridiculous sounding person of the week. That would be baseball commissioner Bud Selig, who apparently has decided to go on a campaign to convince people he is, more or less, the only person you cannot blame for the steroid mess that happened when he was in charge. Well, hey, it’s bold. It’s a bit like Mike Myers saying he should not be blamed for The Love Guru.

That made me chuckle.