Comments on: The Mitchell Report: Absolving the Owners By Dave Zirin http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/ Bangin' and Scorin' Every Trip Down the Floor Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:34:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: johnnypeepers http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27635 johnnypeepers Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:08:01 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27635 Mitchell is a sell-out and a corporate white-washing punk. This news is the death of baseball. I refuse to take my kids to any MLB games, or even watch them on TV, because I refuse to celebrate the culture of the drug-addled sports hero, actor, president, etc... Soccer will take over as our new national sport. They are real men who do not need fake skills to achieve greatness. With the millions of new hispanics allowed into the country, they will change the demographic landscape ushering in this change. Viva la revolucion!!! Mitchell is a sell-out and a corporate white-washing punk. This news is the death of baseball. I refuse to take my kids to any MLB games, or even watch them on TV, because I refuse to celebrate the culture of the drug-addled sports hero, actor, president, etc…

Soccer will take over as our new national sport. They are real men who do not need fake skills to achieve greatness. With the millions of new hispanics allowed into the country, they will change the demographic landscape ushering in this change.

Viva la revolucion!!!

]]> By: Allen http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27597 Allen Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:00:19 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27597 Temple is roasting cats. He sounds angry, for rea.. Temple is roasting cats. He sounds angry, for rea..

]]> By: mizzo http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27557 mizzo Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:32:47 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27557 T3 Good ish bruh....LMAO T3 Good ish bruh….LMAO

]]> By: GrandNubian http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27553 GrandNubian Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:23:16 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27553 @DZ Excellent article as usual. Asante (thanks) for your thoughts. @Imhotep I pretty much share the same sentiment as you. @T3 Good work bruh. I couldn't have said it better! @DZ

Excellent article as usual. Asante (thanks) for your thoughts.

@Imhotep

I pretty much share the same sentiment as you.

@T3

Good work bruh. I couldn’t have said it better!

]]> By: Miranda http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27518 Miranda Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:41:43 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27518 ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!......you did not say "Disney-bitch"........LOLOL ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!……you did not say “Disney-bitch”……..LOLOL

]]> By: Temple3 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27517 Temple3 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:39:22 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27517 How is your boy Peter Gammons sitting up there talking about anything other than his own personal failure to handle this shit for more than a decade? Does anyone really give a shit what new interview Gammons will score or what new perspective he will unveil? Peter - just come clean and clarify why you rode bitch for more than ten years. What was it like looking in the mirror for more than 3,650 days and stealing money every time you went to "work"? How is your boy Peter Gammons sitting up there talking about anything other than his own personal failure to handle this shit for more than a decade? Does anyone really give a shit what new interview Gammons will score or what new perspective he will unveil? Peter – just come clean and clarify why you rode bitch for more than ten years. What was it like looking in the mirror for more than 3,650 days and stealing money every time you went to “work”?

]]> By: Temple3 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27516 Temple3 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:37:14 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27516 Now is the time for the media folks like Jemele Hill and others who love to talk about Black folks' ethics (or lack thereof) to get really, really vocal about how a former New York City police officer could allege that he stuck a needle of illegal drugs into the ass of a seven-time Cy Young Award Winner. I cannot phukking wait. Lucy, you have some 'splaining to do. Of course Disney-bitch (my new name for ESPN) continues to refer to "The Cop" as "the trainer." He's not really "the trainer." He had no training of consequence to be a trainer - but he did have plenty of training to be a cop. I'm gonna call him the Dirty Cop - like Rumsfeld - like Mitchell...Goyim Gone Wild. Now is the time for the media folks like Jemele Hill and others who love to talk about Black folks’ ethics (or lack thereof) to get really, really vocal about how a former New York City police officer could allege that he stuck a needle of illegal drugs into the ass of a seven-time Cy Young Award Winner. I cannot phukking wait.

Lucy, you have some ’splaining to do.

Of course Disney-bitch (my new name for ESPN) continues to refer to “The Cop” as “the trainer.” He’s not really “the trainer.” He had no training of consequence to be a trainer – but he did have plenty of training to be a cop. I’m gonna call him the Dirty Cop – like Rumsfeld – like Mitchell…Goyim Gone Wild.

]]> By: Miranda http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27515 Miranda Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:18:42 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27515 Damn T3.......and I thought Mayweather gave a beatdown Sat night.... Damn T3…….and I thought Mayweather gave a beatdown Sat night….

]]> By: Temple3 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27512 Temple3 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:47:21 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27512 Yeah DavidMac, what kind of lunatic connects baseball to politics? Seriously, that's some political bullshit. Phukkkin' libruhls make me sick. It's not like the President owned a baseball team. It's not like the leaders of baseball ever petitioned Congress for an anti-trust exception or even like baseball is a multi-billion dollar sport that dictates, let alone impacts construction in cities all over the nation. It's not like there new stadiums were built for teams -- and it's not like politicians had anything to do with that. It's a shame that some people like Zirin are so manipulative. This has nothing to do with Bush or any of the Texas Rangers who are alleged to have used steroids. This has nothing to do with anything except what happens between the lines. You called it. Yeah DavidMac, what kind of lunatic connects baseball to politics? Seriously, that’s some political bullshit. Phukkkin’ libruhls make me sick. It’s not like the President owned a baseball team. It’s not like the leaders of baseball ever petitioned Congress for an anti-trust exception or even like baseball is a multi-billion dollar sport that dictates, let alone impacts construction in cities all over the nation. It’s not like there new stadiums were built for teams — and it’s not like politicians had anything to do with that. It’s a shame that some people like Zirin are so manipulative. This has nothing to do with Bush or any of the Texas Rangers who are alleged to have used steroids. This has nothing to do with anything except what happens between the lines. You called it.

]]> By: Imhotep http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27496 Imhotep Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:15:19 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27496 Dave, good reading. But nothing will change, the MSM will continue to be reactive in nature. MSM watched the steroid develop into full blown, before they got on the band wagon. MSM watch Bonds get vilified, by other media members and the public at large, all the while knowing that their shining star was a major abuser. Then the racist pigs (costas, rome, et al) decided to make bonds the face of the controversy by challenging his stats in the latter stages of his career. And never once publicly challenging clements stats as he racked up cy youngs after cy youngs. But this is america, we should know better than to expect different. My personal opinion on steriods, I don't care. What a grown person put in their body, I could careless. Slap a warning label on the steroids like you do alcohol and tobacco, and let the user get whatever benefit or consequence to be derived. If he drops dead, fine. If he hits 1000 hr, fine. I'm kool either way. What a waste of $20 Mill and congressional time Dave, good reading. But nothing will change, the MSM will continue to be reactive in nature. MSM watched the steroid develop into full blown, before they got on the band wagon. MSM watch Bonds get vilified, by other media members and the public at large, all the while knowing that their shining star was a major abuser.

Then the racist pigs (costas, rome, et al) decided to make bonds the face of the controversy by challenging his stats in the latter stages of his career. And never once publicly challenging clements stats as he racked up cy youngs after cy youngs. But this is america, we should know better than to expect different.

My personal opinion on steriods, I don’t care. What a grown person put in their body, I could careless. Slap a warning label on the steroids like you do alcohol and tobacco, and let the user get whatever benefit or consequence to be derived. If he drops dead, fine. If he hits 1000 hr, fine. I’m kool either way. What a waste of $20 Mill and congressional time

]]> By: Kevdog http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27495 Kevdog Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:12:58 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27495 DM calls an article by DZ crap. Oh the irony. Great work, as usual, Mr. Zirin. DM calls an article by DZ crap. Oh the irony.

Great work, as usual, Mr. Zirin.

]]> By: Miranda http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27493 Miranda Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:35:28 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27493 TC, exactly - which is why sites like this one are so important. TC,
exactly – which is why sites like this one are so important.

]]> By: gandalf mantooth http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27490 gandalf mantooth Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:28:12 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27490 The Times has Mac and Palmiero listed in their piece on the report. Anyone watch PTL today? :) The Times has Mac and Palmiero listed in their piece on the report.

Anyone watch PTL today? :)

]]> By: TC http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27489 TC Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:19:50 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27489 The sad thing is with the consolidation of media there are very few places which will have independent criticism of the incestuous report. That said, I lived in N. Ireland for four years and Mitchell and Clinton are appreciated for helping bring peace to that troubled land after so much strife. But the fix has been in on this report for a long time. What a joke. And Clemens-talk about the 800 lb. gorilla in the room. I've mentioned this in groups and you'd have thought I accused the Pope of being Muslim, as well as people took it. The sad thing is with the consolidation of media there are very few places which will have independent criticism of the incestuous report. That said, I lived in N. Ireland for four years and Mitchell and Clinton are appreciated for helping bring peace to that troubled land after so much strife. But the fix has been in on this report for a long time. What a joke. And Clemens-talk about the 800 lb. gorilla in the room. I’ve mentioned this in groups and you’d have thought I accused the Pope of being Muslim, as well as people took it.

]]> By: mizzo http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27484 mizzo Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:50:02 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27484 Interesting that Big Mac and Sosa were not named. Interesting that Big Mac and Sosa were not named.

]]> By: des http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27483 des Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:41:41 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27483 Great piece DZ. As we all remember, Jason Grimsley outed Clemens, Pettite, and Tejada last year: http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2006/10/01/clemens_named_in_affidavit/ Great piece DZ. As we all remember, Jason Grimsley outed Clemens, Pettite, and Tejada last year:

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2006/10/01/clemens_named_in_affidavit/

]]> By: DavidMac http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27481 DavidMac Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:33:42 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27481 Another crap article for a crappy liberal nutjob. Why can't you just stick to baseball or the topic at hand instead of trying to poorly draw parallels to the current administration or to conservatives. The Mitchell report was a waste of 20 million dollars. Correct. Iran-Contra undere Bush 1? Nope. Another crap article for a crappy liberal nutjob. Why can’t you just stick to baseball or the topic at hand instead of trying to poorly draw parallels to the current administration or to conservatives.

The Mitchell report was a waste of 20 million dollars. Correct.
Iran-Contra undere Bush 1? Nope.

]]> By: eric daniels http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27478 eric daniels Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:24:02 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27478 It must be hip- hop's fault that Roger Clemons and Gagne were doing steroids lolol. Great article as usual DZ. It must be hip- hop’s fault that Roger Clemons and Gagne were doing steroids lolol. Great article as usual DZ.

]]> By: origin http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27477 origin Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:18:28 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-mitchell-report-absolving-the-owners-by-dave-zirin/#comment-27477 Dave Zirin you nailed it once again man. Great piece as always. Dave Zirin you nailed it once again man.

Great piece as always.

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