In all the hubbub of Roger Clemens' trial for lying to Congress, it's interesting to note that none of the people who profited from the scandal - Major League Baseball owners - was subject to prosecution, much less questioning by the Mitchell Commission or Congress.
Baseball was in the doldrums starting in the early '90s, when the use of steroids became prevalent. Home run kings Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire - to name two - grew from regular-sized men to massive steroidal giants, and their home run production in the late '90s grew as well. The fans came flocking back, but the owners looked away, refusing to adopt even the mild regulations that the NFL had adopted all the way back in 1987.
That was inevitable, given that the owners were allowed to form the Mitchell Commission and then control the proceedings - as clear a case of the inmates running the asylum as you could imagine. If you ask me, Drayton McClain has a lot more to answer for than Roger Clemens.
- Pete Smith, Cypress
http://www.chron.com/default/article/Much-to-do-about-Roger-1479358.php
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