Mitchell Report

Like many baseball fans, I spent the past couple days discussing the Mitchell "Report" with friends, colleagues, and crazy people on ESPN message boards. It really astonishes me how the general public has been steered to believe the information in the report is true beyond the shadow of a doubt!! I read the actual report, unlike many of the people forming their opinions from tidbits here and there and the "Evidence" that is put forth is an absolute joke in most cases. I concede the copies of personal checks, shipping labels, etc. is decent, but I still question if that alone would hold up in a court of law.

As we all know I am a die hard Yankees fan. I am trying to remain as objective as possible in the matter of Andy Pettite and Roger Clemens. As far as the other "Yankees" names I don't really care all that much. None of them had any long tenure with the club other than Chuck Knobluach and Mike Stanton, who supposedly took the HGH while with the METS. Either way, for those of you that actually read the report and not some random beat writer's column you can see my point. There is no evidence (prior to Pettite's admission) that anything contained in the report is valid other than a drug dealer's statement. This guy is trying to not go to jail. My bet is he would sell anyone out to avoid jail time. Furthermore, last time I check HGH was against MLB rules in from 2003 on. The "report" claims Petite used HGH in 2002. Hmmmm....Most would agree that means he is not a "cheater" like he has been labeled in the media and by so many Yankee hating fans. The jury is still out on Clemens, although the "report" claims the same of him; use of HGH PRIOR to 2003.....

My personal feeling is people are so quick to judge these guys because they are prominent Yankees. So right away you get Sox fans and other Yankee haters jumping on the bandwagon to vilify them in any way they can. Lastly I would urge many of you who are quick to judge these guys to look into your own lives, if you cannot find one thing you've done in your life that you are ashamed of or regret, then make your judgment. If you find things you regret, work to make them right in your own life before using someone else's mistakes to make you feel better about yourself...