Congress has gone deaf

Meaning their hearing is bad.

Do you see what I did there? That’s pretty clever, I think.

I’m tired of the steroids hearing. I’m really tired of it. I think Bud Selig stupidly put his eggs in congress’ basket, and now I bet he regrets it. The conversations between Congress and McNamee (spelling?) and Clemens are just a sham. It’s going to turn into a he said/she said conversation (which it already has) with no resolution whatsoever. We’re not going to be any better off at the end of it all, and quite frankly as a taxpayer, that pisses me off because millions of dollars are being wasted by this. These hearings were supposed to benefit baseball. They were supposed to somehow improve the sport, and deal with issues. But now all they are doign is dragging one of the game’s finest into the dirt, and giving baseball another black eye.

I used a lot of metaphors in that sentence.

I think what really frustrates me is this: So let’s say that Roger Clemens is lying,  did in fact use steroids. He goes to jail for perjury. What does that do? Absolutely nothing! The steroid issue is systemic, and not based on one persons performance. For ever Roger Clemens, there are a thousand Lefty McFarmleagueingtons that are doing HGH or steroids in hopes of making it to the league. The competition element of baseball, with it’s million dollar contracts and billions in revenues, has transcended the sport, and steroids are merely an byproduct of that issue. If they put Roger Clemens away, nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, will be solved. It makes me sick to think that with a war going on, and with an election going on, and with a recession looming, our nation’s leaders and lawmakers are spending their time moderating a cat fight between McNamee and Clemens. Ridiculous.

One more thing. Arlen Spector sucks. He’s the dumbass that wants to talk to Roger Goodell about the Patriots “spy gate” thing. Why you ask? Who knows. Maybe he’s a disgruntled San Diego fan. Regardless, it makes no sense for Congress to waste their time (and tax payer money) on inconsequential details such as this. Leave it to the league to decide, and butt the hell out.

 More later on Reggie Herring’s departure.