McGwire Tells Panel He Won't Name Names

AP ^ | 3-17-2005 | HOWARD FENDRICH and RONALD BLUM

[Fatalis]

I'm convinced that all Congressional participants have Bush in their long term witch hunt goals.

You have nailed it. Waxman is after Bush, for his time as part owner of the Rangers.

[VRWCisme]

"I don't disagree baseball needs to clean up it's act, but why does the government have to get involved?"

Because this country has, by and large, forgotton that there are a good many things that the federal government was never supposed to be involved in. The federal government has managed to do just what many of the founders and framers knew it would if given the chance--increase its own power at the expense of the states, private entities, and the people.

[Fatalis]

So are we supposed to feel sorry for this lying steroid taking freak for protecting his roid swilling buddies? Mark, man-up and admit it, or did you lose all of your manhood in that stall when you bared your ass for Jose.

Jose Canseco is gospel now?

Show me a positive blood test for McGwire.

[Crawdad]

How many of these lame Congesspeople, save for Bunning, were always the last one chosen when picking sides?

[duffer]

Come on get over it. Without him baseball is hockey without a following. Besides he was a slugger when he was a young player. Others were not and they now have surpassed him.

[Fatalis]

Because baseball cannot and will not do it alone.

Baseball is already doing it alone, though they took to long to do it.

Waxman wants to create a "Bush knew" scenario for steroids based on Canseco's speculation, that's why Congress is conducting their steroid witch hunt now, after MLB is already starting to clean up its act.

[Arrowhead1952]

Doesn't Congress have anything better to do?

Yes they do. See this article.

Senate Kills All Medicaid Cuts From Budget

They did a great job on this part of the budget. </sarcasm>

[gunnedah]

I believe you just may be correct and I hate it I really like Mark. But I believe all of these players along with major league baseball will castigate Conseco. I do not condone him taking steroids but the fact is this will be the only opportunity to bring out the truth and you can see those who even claim they are against steroids including Curt Schilling circling the wagons for the sport. As a young man I loved all sports today I have very little use for any of them because they are all liars and cheaters and corrupt as hell.They are not interested in the youth of America,they are interested in winning at all cost and the almighty dollar.

[michigander]

Sammy Sosa ... said ... never used steroids.

Cough, cough, bullshit cough, cough.

[dfwgator]

Was Teddy there to call him "Sammy Sooser?"

[colorado tanker]

What I will not do, however, is participate in naming names and implicating my friends and teammates"

Like my BEST friend - me.

[Mr. D]

I disagree with your statement. If you listened to the previous panel of experts, the only legitimate athletic organization that has a real steroid testing program in place, are the Olympics.

[blaquebyrd]

"I will believe McGwire over Canseco any day of the week.

Then you are in denial. Look at the facts, all he has to do is say what Schilling, Sosa and Thomas said. That he did not get an injection in the ass by Jose. Jose's right there, look him in the eye in front of God and country and call him a liar. He knows he's under oath and he can't do it. No one is asking him to name names just deny the charges. That whole name names non-issue is a weak attempt to divert attention from the question everyone wants him to answer under oath. McGwire isn't worthy of your loyalty.

[RightWhale]

Doesn't Congress have anything better to do?

They should take longer vacations.

[dfwgator]

If Canseco is lying, let's see the libel suit.

[CFC__VRWC]

I don't disagree baseball needs to clean up it's act, but why does the government have to get involved?

Because George Bush used to have an interest in a major league baseball team, their brand-new darling Jose Canseco has come out and said that Bush should have and probably did know about the steroid problems in baseball, and they're so anxious to bring Bush down that they'll make even this stretch in an attempt to make it happen.

[michigander]

Teddy was there but he asked him if he had any extra cork for his wine bottle.

[HamiltonJay]

Between juiced balls, corked bats and steroids, basically the home run record has been meaningless since about 1989.

[DennisR]

Apparently they do not...idiots.

[add925]

"Steroids? What steroids?"