Selig Throws MLB Under Bus

In what promises to be a bombshell, former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell is going to release his findings on steroids and Major League Baseball today at 2 P.M. Eastern:

...the report would name more than 50 active and former major league players who are linked to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. The person who read the report said among those named would be the winners of Cy Young and Most Valuable Player awards.

Word around the campfire is that among those named will be Roger Clemens, one of the most amazing pitchers ever to play the game. That is a crying shame.

I'm not saying this as a Yankees fan -- I would say the same if Greg Maddux or Cal Ripken, Jr. were implicated.

The idea that this is serving some sort of justice is a farce. Selig wanted to show that he was serious about this problem, as if he and the other owners didn't notice that half of baseball was suddenly peopled with giants, and thus decided to wreck the image of a generation of ballplayers instead of just putting this all behind them.

This report was not in the best interest of baseball and will do far more damage than good.

Expect mindless, embarrassing, career-ending and legacy-tarnishing Congressional hearings soon.

UPDATE: Here's the list:

Chad Allen
Manny Alexander
Rick Ankiel
Mike Bell
David Bell
Gary Bennett Jr.
Marvin Bernard
Larry Bigbie
Barry Bonds
Kevin Brown
Paul Byrd
Ken Caminiti
Jose Canseco
Mark Carreon
Jason Christiansen
Howie Clark
Roger Clemens
Jack Cust
Brendan Donnelly
Lenny Dykstra
Bobby Estalella
Matt Franco
Ryan Franklin
Eric Gagne
Jason Giambi
Jeremi Giambi
Jay Gibbons
Troy Glaus
Jason Grimsley
Jose Guillen
Jerry Hairston Jr.
Matt Herges
Phil Hiatt
Glenallen Hill
Darren Holmes
Todd Hundley
David Justice
Chuck Knoblauch
Tim Laker
Mike Lansing
Paul Lo Duca
Nook Logan
Josias Manzanillo
Gary Matthews Jr.
Cody McKay
Kent Mercker
Bart Miadich
Hal Morris
David Naulty
Denny Neagle
Jim Parque
Andy Pettitte
Adam Piatt
Todd Pratt
Stephen Randolph
Adam Riggs
Brian Roberts
John Rocker
F.P. Santangelo
Benito Santiago
Gary Sheffield
Scott Schoeneweis
David Segui
Mike Stanton
Miguel Tejada
Ismael Valdez
Mo Vaughn
Randy Velarde
Ron Villone
Fernando Vina
Rondell White
Todd Williams
Jeff Williams
Matt Williams
Steve Woodard
Kevin Young
Gregg Zaun