Sunday, March 13, 2005

MLB Seeks To Dodge Congressional Subpoena Regarding Steriod Use

Bad idea, guys. Bad idea.


I'm not sure Bud Selig knows what he's getting into here, much less the players that have been subpoena-ed. Perhaps in a fit of hubris, the powers that be in MLB think they can take on the United States government. Hmmm....well, unless Bud Selig and/or Donald Fehr are capable of doing to certain members of Congress what Michael Corleone did to Senator Leary in The Godfather, they're going to do irreparable damage to their league. If it's true that "you can't fight City Hall", it is even more true that you can't win against the United States government. And just remember folks, MLB is exempt from all federal anti-trust laws. Piss off Congress, and you can bet that there will be talk about revoking their exemption. Just wait and see.

I've heard talk like "doesn't Congress have better things to do"? Well, not really. I mean, let's face it. When you've passed law after law, many of which are the same laws time and again, blown through all your Chivas, and you're done copulating with this year's crop of congressional pages, what else is there to do for a Congressman or a Senator? Right or wrong, these people wield tremendous power. And if Major League Baseball is arrogant enough to think that it can slough off congressional subpoenas, they're in for a rude awakening.

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