Baseball and Steroids

[Moral Hazard]

Firstly the attack on Republicans in the OP is a bit off. Most of the republicans on the panel were quite obviously only interested in using the bully pulpit, and the Dems were far more viscious, some calling for immediate legislation.

Secondly, it really doesn't take that much time out of the Govt. to yell at baseball for a day; because there are more important things doesn't mean that you shouldn't also take care of the lesser important things, especially if they are easier to accomplish.

Last but certainly not least - Baseball is far superior to Football.

[Space05us]

Firstly the attack on Republicans in the OP is a bit off. Most of the republicans on the panel were quite obviously only interested in using the bully pulpit, and the Dems were far more viscious, some calling for immediate legislation.

Secondly, it really doesn't take that much time out of the Govt. to yell at baseball for a day; because there are more important things doesn't mean that you shouldn't also take care of the lesser important things, especially if they are easier to accomplish.

Last but certainly not least - Baseball is far superior to Football.

Stay off topic!!

[Dis]

since this thread has been threadjacked, I have a question.

Does anyone know what kind of program I need to run XLS files?

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Since this thread got jacked, I'm ignoring Diss and getting it back on topic.

American Football and Baseball are sporting ghettoes- they aren't that big on a global basis. The question is- do you want them to be real, global sports? Featured in the Olympics and all that?

If you do, the drugs have to go.

[Drake Tungsten]

The question is- do you want them to be real, global sports?

I don't think most Americans care.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Wycoff


So? That fact that American Football is a mutant form of rugby doesn't preclude it from being our national pastime.

I thought that was eating saturated fats and sugars disguised as snacks....

[Drake Tungsten]

God, why'd they have to delete KrazyHorse's thread?

[Wycoff]

Originally posted by molly bloom I thought that was eating saturated fats and sugars disguised as snacks....

Oh yeah, that's right, no other country has junk food. I had forgotten.

[Wycoff]

Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp
Since this thread got jacked, I'm ignoring Diss and getting it back on topic.

American Football and Baseball are sporting ghettoes- they aren't that big on a global basis. The question is- do you want them to be real, global sports? Featured in the Olympics and all that?

If you do, the drugs have to go.

We don't really care. Baseball has a decent foreign following, football has a small but growing global following. However, it doesn't matter to me whether those sports ever become as big internationally as soccer. I'd rather watch a pre-season NFL game than an Olympic competition. Olympics .

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp
If you do, the drugs have to go.

Congress is making noises about shoving the Olympic standard down thier throats.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Wycoff


Oh yeah, that's right, no other country has junk food. I had forgotten.

I'm sorry, I hadn't realised you were so sensitive about the subject.


I should have said, 'America's national pastime, devising and eating cuisine minceur repasts' .

[Wycoff]

Originally posted by molly bloom I should have said, 'America's national pastime, devising and eating cuisine minceur repasts' .

Oh Noes! Zing!

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Wycoff


Oh Noes! Zing!

Yes it does rather presuppose you know what cuisine minceur is, to get the joke. My bad.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by molly bloom



I thought that was eating saturated fats and sugars disguised as snacks....

Well that's more of a Eurocom pastime now.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Well that's more of a Eurocom pastime now.

I'm just off for my daily helping of deep fried battered refined sugar, with beef dripping sauce.