Friday, April 11, 2008

MLB And Union Reach Pack On Drug Policy, But No One Named In Mitchell Report Is Punished?

Jose Guillen Gets Off???

Wait one minute. We have a former US Senator do an investigation, the likes we haven't seen since the Nuremberg trials. The good senator then releases a list of current and former baseball players that he says are definitely dirty and cheated to get where they are in baseball. And then...

... we then have congressional hearing for these ball players to confess or and most lie about their use. But today, Major League Baseball announces no one listed in his report will get prosecuted or disciplined at all???

What a waste of Americas time and money, again. And for Jose Guillen...

The uncertainty is finally over. His 15-day suspension for violations of Major League Baseball's drug-prevention policy has been commuted, it was announced Friday afternoon.

"Now it's time to focus on baseball and put this behind me and help this team to win some more games," a smiling Guillen said. "It's not going to be an issue anymore, and I'm glad it's over with."

Guillen received his penalty on Dec. 6, 2007, just after he had signed a three-year, $36-million contact with the Royals. Club management was aware that a suspension was possible at the time.

With Friday's announcement that MLB and the Players Association have agreed to an enhanced drug policy that enacts all of former Sen. George Mitchell's recommendations, Guillen's punishment was revoked.

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