George Mitchell at Congress

by Stros Bro on Jan 15, 2008 9:57 AM CST in News

If you're not watching this, then lucky you. I turned on ESPN to get my daily intake of SportsCenter and they are broadcasting live from Congress the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing about the Mitchell Report...

What a waste of TV space... Some of the Congressmen/women ask good questions and it's actually worth listening to, but then they cut them off after 5 minutes and give the floor to some Congresswomen from California who spends her 5 minutes on the floor talking about some baseball camp for inner-city youths and basically waste everyone in the buildings(and those of us watching TV) time.

If you have a few minutes to waste and feel that this time should be only spent derogating your life, then feel free to tune in to ESPN and watch the meeting... otherwise, I'm pretty sure there's a re-run on TBS that will be more beneficial to your life.

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uh oh

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080115&content_id=2346173&vkey=news_hou &fext=.jsp&c_id=hou

This would not be good. I hope that congress lets baseball go forward and they stop this unfair probing into it's past. It is widely known that many players in other sports test positive for steroids every year. I wonder to myself, Why all the hubbub on baseball? I want this crap to end.

If Tejada does get in trouble it will completely crush the Astros. And therefor piss me off to no end. I really don't know if I will be able to keep going on as a fan if the Astros keep doing things to hurt the team year after damn year. They trade Hirsh, Patton, Scott..... and they get "dick" in return! I hope to god not.

My first mistake was assuming you knew what I was talking about.

by Shamus on Jan 15, 2008 10:39 AM CST reply actions

Not good

Very not good for the Astros if in fact this goes anywhere.
Congress does not like to be to look bad and if someone did it to them they will drop the hammer

It's the next generation of Astros. Let's see if they can play like the men they are replacing.

by TBurford on Jan 15, 2008 11:51 AM CST reply actions

Nada from Tejaca

Maybe that's why he's stayed out of the country & silent since the Mitchell Report came out -- trying to remain below radar until Spring Training. Didn't work -- now he's Target No. 1 for the Commissioner's Office to prove it's tough on steroids.

Ed & Drayton -- how's the trade looking now?

Tejada better take defensive measures, like moving to Iowa and becoming a precinct captain, so no politico will touch him.

Apart from the suspension possibilities, I don't think the Astros focused enough on Tejada's decline after steroid testing became more rigorous. Was it the drudgery of playing for the O's that wore him down, or was it a decrease in dosage of "Vitamin B-12"?

I thought we might find out from his on-field performance this year, but he may be dodging subpoenas in the Dominican instead.

by waiting46yrs on Jan 15, 2008 1:05 PM CST reply actions

Tejada's Numbers

Weren't off that much. Especially if you consider that last year he was more than 100 ABs below where he normally is. His OBP and SLG were down but not fall off a cliff type.
I do wonder how much his numbers will suffer if he ends up with a 50 game suspension or does jail time for perjury. I am guessing that won't help.

It's the next generation of Astros. Let's see if they can play like the men they are replacing.

by TBurford on Jan 15, 2008 3:53 PM CST up reply actions

Someone mentioned in jest...

that Tejada should move to Iowa and become a precinct captain. That raises a serous concern in my mind, which hopefully is totally unfounded. Tejada can be at a disadvantage in this process because he is not a U.S. citizen. The federal government can exercise a lot of discretion in issuing visas and the like. Sometimes there isn't much opportunity for due process. I hope that some fairness will enter into any rush to make him the "example." I get the unpleasant feeling that the federal government feels a need to target somebody in order to satiate this tide of hysteria over steroids.

by clack on Jan 15, 2008 4:07 PM CST reply actions

I hadn't thought of that

He could be deported.

This could be a long frustrating season (or three or four).

Keeping Warm During Hot Stove Season

by Joe in Birmingham on Jan 15, 2008 9:41 PM CST up reply actions

And his brother died

This paragarph from the article Shamus referenced:

Later in the day, Tejada learned that his older brother, Freddy Manuel, had died in a motor vehicle accident when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a sport utility vehicle in Bani, a city in the southern part of their native Dominican Republic.

Keeping Warm During Hot Stove Season

by Joe in Birmingham on Jan 15, 2008 10:18 PM CST reply actions

what a rough day

That was added later this afternoon. I hope he and his family are coping. Not a good day for anyone.

My first mistake was assuming you knew what I was talking about.

by Shamus on Jan 15, 2008 10:48 PM CST up reply actions

All-Juiced Team

It appears Tejada made another team. What a stacked lineup this would be!! haha Article on players who maybe used PED's, and a team was made out of them. Wow.

http://mlbfleecefactor.com/2008/01/16/all-time-teams-the-all-juiced-team/

by ET90210 on Jan 17, 2008 11:57 AM CST reply actions

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