george mitchell fraud

George Mitchell = Fraud

The MLB top men, Bud Selig included, have been much maligned over the

years. But with baseball's attendance setting records and steroid

cheaters being busted, things have been looking up for Bud. The

elephant in the room continues to be the lack of a test for HGH. Two

years ago, Selig hired former Senator George Mitchell as an

"independent investigator" to look into the steroid controversy. For

the most part, nobody cooperated with Mitchell's investigation, other

than Yankees First Baseman Jason Giambi and former Diamondbacks

Pitcher Jason Grimsley. Both only spoke to Mitchell because they

essentially had no other choice. Giambi admitted taking steroids in

the press, stating he wished he hadn't "taken that stuff." Grimsley's

house was raided after he received and signed for a package containing

two kits of HGH worth over $3200. That was the tip of the iceberg for

Grimsley.

But I digress.

Selig hired his buddy Mitchell to oversee this investigation, but

since nobody will talk, all he has to work with are the book Game of

Shadows, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, and anything he can get

his hands on from FBI reports. Recently, names have come out - Scott

Schoeneweis of the Mets, Jay Gibbons of the Orioles, fringe guys like

this. Still no stars though. Another you would consider a "fringe" guy

was outed on Sunday by the Chronicle. His name is Paul Byrd and he

pitches for the Cleveland Indians.

How is this different than Gibbons and Schoeneweis? Well, Byrd is a

member of the Indians, the team that on Sunday was about to play a one

game, winner take all game for the right to go to the World Series.

Byrd was expected to be the first guy out of the bullpen if their was

early trouble. What day was this story leaked? Sunday - The SAME DAY

AS GAME SEVEN. As if the Indians weren't distracted enough by losing a

two game lead in the ALCS, now they had to listen to questions about

Byrd's alleged HGH usage.

Again, what am I getting at here? Former Senator Mitchell, a man of

"integrity" also happens to have a current affiliation as Director of

the front office for a Major League team. What team is that you ask?

The Boston Red Sox. The same Red Sox team that was about to play game

seven against the Indians.

Do you think this is a coincidence that on this particular day, the

story about Byrd was leaked? Mitchell claimed it was. Yet, he felt the

need to make the following statement to defend himself on Monday:

"Neither I nor any member of my investigative staff had anything

whatsoever to do with the publication of the allegations about Mr.

Byrd," the statement said. "We had no prior knowledge of those

allegations, and we first learned of them, along with the rest of the

public, through news accounts."

Ken Rosenthal on foxsports.com wrote this excellent piece and replied

to Mitchell's statement by stating "If Mitchell had no prior knowledge

of these allegations, then you have to wonder just how well his

investigation is going. But the perception of bias might be an even

bigger problem." Well done, Ken.

He couldn't be more right on. I'm not saying Mitchell leaked the

story, but how does that come out the day of Game Seven? How does

Selig appoint an "independent investigator" who isn't independent. He

is listed right on the Red Sox Website as "Director." Could Uncle

Buddy really be that short sighted and NOT see this is a GIGANTIC

conflict of interest? Just when baseball is ready to take a step

forward, it once again shoots itself in the foot and takes two steps

back.

In closing, I want you to read an unbelievably well crafted rant by

one of my insiders on this whole sordid mess: What a fool and a fraud

George Mitchell is. The man that Bud Selig put in charge of

investigating steroid use in baseball is lying today. He says he did

not leak the Paul Byrd HGH story to the SF Chronicle. Oh, ok George..

so who did then? Scribes around MLB have said it for months that leaks

have come out of Mitchell's office when players like Troy Glaus and

Gary Matthews Jr. have been named as HGH users. Now, Byrd gets

fingered the DAY OF GAME 7 and all of the sudden Mitchell has to

backtrack and say he knows nothing? Hmmm. Mitchell is a part-owner and

Director of.... THE RED SOX!!! Same team that Byrd's Indians were

facing Sunday in Game 7. How come Mitchell has had to backtrack today

and come out and deny it? Because he has been BUSTED!! Another great

move by Selig-- to appoint a man who is a Red Sox homer and slappy and

part-owner. Yeah, that is fair. have any Sox been named as steroid or

HGH users or buyers? Of course not. Mitchell would never let that

happen. He's covering his own ass as a member of the team. Sick dude.