Today, MLB announced that it will will investigate alleged steroid use by Barry Bonds and other players with former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell leading the effort.

 This is just silly, yes there is a book out on Barry Bonds, we all know all about it.  It’s silly because it would be difficult, if not impossible for baseball to penalize anyone for steroid use prior to Sept. 30, 2002, when a joint drug agreement between management and the players’ association took effect. 

 So what exactly is the point of this investigation other than to drag people through the muck. It’s nothing more than gloss to make it look like baseball is doing something.

 I hate the fact that players probably used steroids in the past, but the fact remains that although it may be distasteful and dishonest it was within the rules set forth by baseball prior to that date.  Next we will be going back and investigating the use of amphetamines in the 70’s and 80’s.