Why Congress should care about baseball & steroids

Because they are the only organization that can make the changes Bud Selig refuses to make.  And if anyone could be more useless in that role, well I think it would be impossible.

Anyone who has ever met me knows I am a Met fan.  As such, I love to hate Roger Clemens.  When he went to pitch for the Astros I felt like he was the gift that keeps on giving.  Finally the Rocket would have to face pitchers.  I am not sure I can say this here but he is a jackass, in my opinion.  It's funny, feelings about him today seems to break along party lines; Democrats didn't like him and Republicans did.  I never saw my own party affiliation as being part of my opinion.  He bothers me because he is the kind of player who imports violence into a non-violent sport and that bothers me.  A lot.  Plus he is a bully, does anyone like a bully?  I could also go on and on about how is a selfish, non team player (he asked to be taken out of game six of the 1986 World Series, which most people think cost the Sox the Championship that year and one of his recent contracts kept him off the road, nice way to support your team.)

Ok, it's gross that the trainer kept the syringes and gauze, what's up with that?  There is also something to the criticism that Congress may have better things to do like get us health care and out of Iraq but I go back to the point a: if they don't force the issue no one will.  Love it or hate it, baseball is the American pasttime and the use of steroids hurts the sport.  Roger Clemens, despite being a symbol for all that is unholy and evil such as hummer and nastiness, is also an amazing athlete.  Or maybe not so much.  I don't think he needed them, unless it was to extend what most can agree has been a long and outstanding career.  I hate him and can see that.  Ty Cobb was a jerk, too but that doesn't mean he couldn't pitch.

So Roger -- ps.  I can die a happy woman after seeing Shawn Estes hit a home rum off you at Shea stadium (really, Roger's ERA at Shea is like 7.8 and he has all sorts of demands about how he has to walk out a special walkway to protect him from fans who are still angry that he threw a bat at Mike Piazza) but seriously, come clean.  It will be good for you and the sport.  And really, it's not all about you.