I suppose you think they forced McGwire to use the supplements, too.
Anyone supporting the players on this one has chosen ground not easily defended. Perhaps Congress figured out even they would look good compared to the players, the owners, and the union leadership. And it looks like they're right.
I'm not defending the player's actions. I frankly think they're stupid for using the stuff, but it is NOT the caliber of Congressional investigations! If it's illegal, let the local cops handle it. If it makes the league look bad, the league is going to handle it for their own self-preservation.
Tell ya what, bub. Check back in a week, and see if this is not resulting in severe negatives for the GOP. They look like bullies to me, and I'm a diehard Republican and conservative. They yanked this guy out of retirement so that they could harass him about things that happened back when he was playing, things that they couldn't prosecute him on, and which have nothing to do with whether the feds should poke their noses into baseball's oversight of its players drug use or with the antitrust exemption. It was just mean.