tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post1071534214745630927..comments2023-06-17T08:53:42.643-04:00Comments on ShysterBall: Mitchell Attempting to Scorch Earth, Failing MiserablyCraig Calcaterrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-40883325484412400112007-09-07T21:28:00.000-04:002007-09-07T21:28:00.000-04:00Even if I wasn't a user, I'd have trouble cooperat...<I>Even if I wasn't a user, I'd have trouble cooperating with this if I were a player. Maybe especialy if I was not a user.</I><BR/><BR/>That's the point right there: Cooperation with this witch-hunt means you'll automatically get the "did she sink or float?" treatment from the public and media (most importantly the media). <BR/><BR/>If there was a shred of honesty surrounding this process, Selig would have every G.M. in baseball from the last decade participate. But we all know there's not, so discussing this as anything legitimate is an insult unto oneself.Dieselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736353413710315191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-89004811247818254872007-09-06T13:15:00.000-04:002007-09-06T13:15:00.000-04:00I don't agree with you, 64C. There are instances ...I don't agree with you, 64C. There are instances -- often involving union and management -- when principles matter. I think it's important to recognize that Mitchell's job is, in reality, to produce a report that allows Bud Selig to say "we investigated. It's over. There's nothing else we can do." It is, in short, a PR move.<BR/><BR/>Do the players have an obligation to cooperate with this PR initiative? I think not, especially when the penalities for cooperating or not are a total mystery, and given the Giambi example, will only be decided upon -- or not -- after testimony is given.<BR/><BR/>Even if I wasn't a user, I'd have trouble cooperating with this if I were a player. Maybe especialy if I was not a user.Craig Calcaterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-46485623170332692072007-09-06T09:39:00.000-04:002007-09-06T09:39:00.000-04:00People only hide something when they have somethin...People only hide something when they have something to hide.<BR/><BR/>If the players had nothing to hide, they would have spoken to Mitchell, wether he has actual power or not.<BR/><BR/>There is no high road on this subject. They either did, or they didn't.Ron Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852012772573977515noreply@blogger.com