Fans' love protects sport from steroid cloud: Selig

 
Baseball fans' love of their sport reduces concerns about the impact of the Mitchell Report on drug use or the fate of Barry Bonds, Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Bud Selig said on Wednesday. [link]

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