What I don't get, and maybe it's just me...
Since when is this a federal issue?
I can understand that major league baseball has passed the point where they can police themselves. And while these players are breaking the rules of Major League Baseball, they are NOT breaking the law.
Also, take into consideration that Bud Selig approached possibly the only group that's more corrupt than Major League Baseball, the US Congress, to step in and police the steroid abuse in MLB.
While I do believe this is an important issue and that steroid abuse should be policed. I just don't believe the feds should be wasting their time with it.
People complain about how many millions of Americans don't have health care, the eventual (in the not too distant future) collapse of Social Security, the fall-out from the burst bubble of the real estate market, the war in Iraq...
And what does our US Congress do?
It spends several billion dollars in converting American TVs to be completely digital and it investigates steroid abuse in Major League Baseball...
Is anyone else as annoyed/outraged by this as I am?
Showing posts with label baseball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baseball. Show all posts
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Thursday, October 19, 2006
breaking the silence (or is it the wind)
I've been really busy lately, between the move and things at work. I'm prepping for a trip to Toronto for a regional meeting early next month.
Oh and I'm a huge Mets fan... consideirng it's been six years since they've been in the playoffs and twenty since they won the World Series, I'm quite excited about that.
In other news... I have an awesome wife. I mean, I know... all happily married husbands would say the same, but Toni has gone all out for my thirtieth birthday.
1) She invited my friend Sarah from high school to come out for my 30th birthday party. Sarah booked her flight a few weeks back-- so that's cool beans.
2) Season 3 of Arrested Development-- for Christmas last year she got me seasons 1 & 2. So now I have the complete series (and much happiness!)
3) 2 tickets to see Toto live at the Chicago House of Blues... Yes, Toto as in Rosanna, Hold the Line, and Africa. I'm a big fan and this band is indirectly responsible for my wife & I meeting. And yes I just admitted I'm a big Toto fan (in case you're rubbing your eyes to make sure you read that right). I dragged my wife to see Chicago live once and to see Peter Cetera live once... I've assured her that Toto puts on a much more uptempo and lively show than either Peter Cetera or Chicago.
4) She contacted my family and asked that they spend Thanksgiving at my brother's in Virginia so that we could belatedly celebrate my birthday as a family. Not all of my family will make it but my sister is driving up to Virginia from South Carolina with her husband and 14 year old to celebrate with my brother, his family, and my parents who are driving down from NY state to also join us. So we'll have a partial or at least a mini reunion... On top of that Toni has never met this particular brother of mine nor his family. And this will be my first time meeting my great-nephew, Kevin, who will be just over a year old by Thanksgiving.
On top of that she's assured me that there's something else she's saving for my actual birthday next week.
On another note-- before becoming a homeowner, I was told it changes you and brings you closer to that special someone. I believed what I was told but I didn't fully appreciate the extent to which it would happen. There's less arguing, more cuddling, and our times together just seem that much more special.
Oh and I'm a huge Mets fan... consideirng it's been six years since they've been in the playoffs and twenty since they won the World Series, I'm quite excited about that.
In other news... I have an awesome wife. I mean, I know... all happily married husbands would say the same, but Toni has gone all out for my thirtieth birthday.
1) She invited my friend Sarah from high school to come out for my 30th birthday party. Sarah booked her flight a few weeks back-- so that's cool beans.
2) Season 3 of Arrested Development-- for Christmas last year she got me seasons 1 & 2. So now I have the complete series (and much happiness!)
3) 2 tickets to see Toto live at the Chicago House of Blues... Yes, Toto as in Rosanna, Hold the Line, and Africa. I'm a big fan and this band is indirectly responsible for my wife & I meeting. And yes I just admitted I'm a big Toto fan (in case you're rubbing your eyes to make sure you read that right). I dragged my wife to see Chicago live once and to see Peter Cetera live once... I've assured her that Toto puts on a much more uptempo and lively show than either Peter Cetera or Chicago.
4) She contacted my family and asked that they spend Thanksgiving at my brother's in Virginia so that we could belatedly celebrate my birthday as a family. Not all of my family will make it but my sister is driving up to Virginia from South Carolina with her husband and 14 year old to celebrate with my brother, his family, and my parents who are driving down from NY state to also join us. So we'll have a partial or at least a mini reunion... On top of that Toni has never met this particular brother of mine nor his family. And this will be my first time meeting my great-nephew, Kevin, who will be just over a year old by Thanksgiving.
On top of that she's assured me that there's something else she's saving for my actual birthday next week.
On another note-- before becoming a homeowner, I was told it changes you and brings you closer to that special someone. I believed what I was told but I didn't fully appreciate the extent to which it would happen. There's less arguing, more cuddling, and our times together just seem that much more special.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Snow in July?!?!
Strange things are afoot in Long Island. As many of you know I'm a bit of a hockey fan. I was reading yesterday that the NY Islanders fired their General Manager, Neil Smith, after only 2 months and replaced him with..... their back-up goaltender, Garth Snow. For you non-sports fans such a move is akin to the owner of a large corporation firing his CEO and replacing him with the janitor or Jack from the mailroom.
I've got to see if I can find the transcript of the press conference when these announcements were made. Garth Snow announces his retirement as a goaltender immediately before being announced as the team's new General Manager. It just seems rather amusing to me. I'm not sure but I'm guessing his first task will be to find a new back-up goaltender (someone he could possibly groom to double as his assistant GM?)
That being said, considering how bad the Chicago Cubs stink this year, maybe they should fire Dusty Baker and promote their bat-boy to manager... He certainly couldn't do any worse.
Current Music: Blue Öyster Cult - Going Through the Motions
I've got to see if I can find the transcript of the press conference when these announcements were made. Garth Snow announces his retirement as a goaltender immediately before being announced as the team's new General Manager. It just seems rather amusing to me. I'm not sure but I'm guessing his first task will be to find a new back-up goaltender (someone he could possibly groom to double as his assistant GM?)
That being said, considering how bad the Chicago Cubs stink this year, maybe they should fire Dusty Baker and promote their bat-boy to manager... He certainly couldn't do any worse.
Current Music: Blue Öyster Cult - Going Through the Motions
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