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Posted By: peter chao

Jeff,

Sometimes I wish you were less an attorney and more of a hobbyist. You already know the answers to the questions you are posing.

What I'm objecting to is the process. After that congressional hearing where McGwire, Sosa, and Palmeiro stonewalled Congress, our legislators could have subpoenaed more witnesses to get to the bottom of the scandal. But instead they went into this sweetheart deal with MLB and Bud Selig which allowed them to do their own investigation.

Bud Selig went into damage control mode and made sure the investigation would be "toothless." And he even used the prestige of Senator Mitchell's name to make it look like it was a legitimate investigation.

Peter C.

Edited to add: Both MLB and the Players have a vested interest in keeping a lid on the steroid controversy. Jason Giambi in a very contrite AP press release today said that he was a small piece of a big puzzle. In other words he is only the "tip of the iceberg." I do believe it may be 10 years before we get the full picture.