[governsleastgovernsbest]

Today is now running a segment on the second anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq, and naturally they are emphasizing the negative. Currently reading letters (with a musical background) from a woman soldier who was killed in Iraq.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Today Show ping.

[anniegetyourgun]

I gave up on MLB years ago. Something about whiney millionaires on strike.....

[G.Mason]

The biggest news in that hearing was the revelation of just how dumb McGwire is.

I realized you needed good hand and eye coordination to hit the ball, but I also thought you needed a brain.

[beyond the sea]

1998 was an electrying year. No one has been convicted of anything."

......... sounds like the Clintons.

[DustyMoment]

Frankly, governs, while I admire your intestinal fortitude at being able to watch Today, from everything I have read/heard, most people seem to be put off by the Congressional hearings into baseball and steroids.

I'm not picking on you for posting the article, just taking the long way to get to my comment that if this is the most important thing Congress has to do with its time and my dime, they can stay home.

[Imaverygooddriver]

McWire looked like hell. I think when the steroids wear off their body deflates like a balloon.

[mewzilla]

With ballplayers using illegal drugs, seems to me that some high-profile arrests and prosecutions would do more to rid baseball of steroids than this half-a$$ed attempt by MLB and Congress.

[South Dakota]

The biggest news out of yesterday's congressional hearings on steroid use in baseball was the repeated refusal by Mark McGwire, the man who smashed Roger Maris' single-season home run record, to answer questions as to his past use of steroids.

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pardon me but McGwire said jose conseco is a lying snake, I think so too.

that says to me that he is denying the use of steroids

[ken5050]

IMHO, the hearing was successfu, because it strongly conveyed to baseball how disgusted everyone is with the steroid issue. It's also obvious that the player's union is the force opposing strong measure..the question is will they get it? Baseball has done the impossible, uniting Dems and Pubbies...

The problem will get increasing public awareness as Bonds nears Aaron's record..

[ClearCase_guy]

I think its a shame that Shoeless Joe Jackson is not in the Hall of Fame. He didn't cheat in the 1919 World Series, he was just on the team that did.

Nevertheless, the 1919 Black Sox scandal threatened the credibility of baseball -- and the Commissioner at the time came down hard, and without mercy. He rescued the sport with tough love.

MLB today is digging an enormous hole. And people like Selig and very much part of the problem.

[Dad2Angels]

With many, many millions of dollars at stake nothing meaningful will happen on this topic.

The only answer is for the public to stop handing their hard earned cash over to these pampered prima dona's and the equally culpable owners.

It ain't your grandpas pro sports, that's fer dang sure.

[TomGuy]

The steroid controversy is not much different than the illegal immigration issue.

Enforce existing laws, and, basically, the problem gets solved.

But, those benefiting (financially) have no intention of doing that and upsetting their bank account 'apple carts'.

Baseball, as a business/industry, benefits from the success of the players. If steroids are instrumental in making some of those players successful, thus adding to the income of the baseball business/industry, management is not going to actively try to change that formula.

Look at how the league handled Sosa's corked bat a couple of years ago.

As long as the stadiums are filled and broadcast media continues to ante big bucks for broadcasting rights, not much is going to change. Both the broadcaster and the baseball business/industry benefit, especially when 'superheroes' arise -- those about to break old records: Bonds, Sosa, etc. The electricity (and dollars) such events brings added viewership (and dollars) surpasses the a few stumbling blocks, such as steroids or corked bats or funky baseballs.

[dfwgator]

What a phoney-baloney "dog and pony show" Congress put on yesterday. I guess the only silver lining was that they weren't passing any spending bills while they were putting on that farce.