Amnesty? Baseball Will Never Learn

Diamond Hoggers found this 4/12/2008 on thebiglead.com [flag]

Everyone in the Mitchell Report gets a free pass. What a joke. “It is time for the game to move forward,” Commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement. “There is little to be gained at this point in debating dated misconduct and enduring numerous disciplinary proceedings.” The amnesty covers Jose Guillen of the Kansas City Royals and Jay Gibbons, released last month ... [link]

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Throwing it around
Published 4/12/2008 by TheNaturalMevs at Diamond Hoggers
... Sox Monster] -Saturday's games of the day. [Baseball Musings] -Mike Timlin's not-so-great homecoming yesterday against the Yankees. [Centerfield] -A book review about the Shoeless Joe Jackson book. [Ground Rule Double] -Seems like everyone in the Mitchell Report got a free pass doesn't it? [The Big Lead] -Indians fans should remain calm about the team, and ...

Daily Roundup 4/13/08
Published 4/13/2008 by R.J. Anderson at Beyond the Box Score: Front Page Posts
... - In case you missed it, everyone in the Mitchell Report gets a free pass. At least all that money it took to finance the investigation was put to good usage. ...

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