Red Sox listed in the Mitchell Report

Bonds

I hate the guy. And it's not cuz he's black (like he likes to claim), it's cuz he's a jerk, a self-centered dick. Yes, I might make a bigger deal that he took steriods then others who did, but that is because he broke records because of steriods, while others didn't. Now that Clemen's is marked as a steriods user it validifies my stance, cuz I will make just as big a deal about him using it as Bonds cuz he broke records using it also.

Steriods, "Everyone is Doing it, and You would To"

This whole "lets be real, you would do it also if there was a drug that got you more money in your job" is BS. I'm sure there are people out there that this holds true to, but here's a perfect comparison: In my job I could be unethical, lie, sell co-workers under the bus, take credit for others work, cut corners, etc. and I would unquestionably get ahead quicker and would make more money. I don't do it (as many people won't either, even if there are some that do) because it is wrong. So no, no I would not do it also if I was in baseball.

In fact, here is a perfect example. I worked at an autoshop to pay my way through college, another "everyone is doing it" situation where many mechanics are dishonest, and yes they make more money, but I never was dishonest. And I had plenty opportunities where I could have made myself an instant extra couple hundred where teh customer wouldn't have even complained (i.e. someone brought in their car saying they thought they needed their shocks replaced, it turned out all it needed was a little grease, I could have easily said "Yup, you need them replace" and the customer would have never complained), but I never did. Almost every job has ways of cheating and being unethical to make more money, but the fact is that most people don't do it.

Clemens "I'm Innocent"

His attoney's arguement (that some seem to agree with) is that the allegations come from a "troubled man threatened with federal criminal prosecution" and so they can't be trusted leaves out some key points. First, he had actual checks and shipping labels for some of those accused which is pretty damning evidence. He also was threatened with jail time if he included any false information. So why would he go out of his way to falsely include names, when he already had names that were in fact true? He was just as much threatened to not include inaccurate names. Also, Mitchell gave Clemens the chance to rebuttle and he denied, if he was innocent why didn't he speak up when he had the chance? Why did he wait to see if his name would actually be included?

I remember one of the key parts of the test was being able understand the concept that driving was a privilege.

It's not enough to be a US citizen, be 16 years of age, own a car and insure it, and know how to safely opperate the vehicle...

Driving is a privilege and NOT a right.
The State always maintains the ability to revoke your privilege to drive.

So what if it's the same in the Bigs???

Just because a player hit a huge number of home runs, does that alone mean he deserves to be in the HOF?

In my opinion no.  A player needs to treat himself, the game, and other players with respect and follow the rules of the road.

Drinking is to driving, as steroids is to baseball.

The problem today is that the Mitchell report is not a DWI conviction, it more like getting cought by your mom with a few empties in the car