Bud Selig "Doesn't Deserve Blame"??

I do not understand how Bud Selig, the MLB Commissioner can come out and make a comment to the media stating, and I quote, '"I honestly don't know how anyone could have done more than we've already done."'

Here's one thing you could have done, kept it quiet. Why did everyone have to hear about it before there was any real proof? The media blew this whole situation way out of proportion as soon as it got wind of steroid use in baseball. The media didn't really have any solid facts at the time, it was just taking up rumors it had heard around and expanding on them. You could have done the investigating quietly with a small group of trusted MLB officials and only let the word out when you were sure you had absolute proof that someone had taken steroids.

Here's another idea, contact the player before they have to hear about it from their wife calling saying, "Hey honey, you were just on TV. Guess what? They said that you do steroids." All it takes is a phone call to Bonds to tell him that you are investigating him for possible steroid use and ask him if he has anything to say. If not, continue your investigation until you have solid evidence and then go to the media with your findings.

How about not letting the government getting involved? Since when does Congress not have anything better to do but investigate the use of steroids in baseball. The Mitchell Report was a joke and has only damaged baseball more and wasted the taxpayers' dollars. Here's the thing in my opinion, no one has been "convicted" of using steroids yet, so the Mitchell Report has not done anything. There is no solid proof, yet, from anyone saying that a MLB player has taken steroids. This is MLB's issue, not the government's.

Although it is true that Selig doesn't deserve all the blame for steroids since obviously, any player who takes steroids is at blame. Also, we cannot forget the fact that the Player's Union was very tough to deal with when Selig tried initiating steroid testing early on. However, for the Commissioner to come out and say that he doesn't deserve blame is just plain dumb. Of course he deserves blame. He has ruined the sanctity of America's Pastime. He certainly did not do all he could to curtail the situation and stop it from spreading to the media. He certainly has not handled the situation well with any player who has been accused of steroids. He distastefully said that A-Rod (or A-Roid as he will know be known at Fenway Park) has "shamed the game" of baseball. Whether or not that is the case, it is unprofessional for the Commissioner to say something like that when you look at the past decade of MLB and all that the Commissioner has done to shame the game (remember that 2002 All-Star game that ended in a tie). In my opinion, when the entire game is turned upside down in a situation such as this steroids issue, the Commissioner should be taking responsibility for his actions, whether or not he is at fault, and taking the blame that comes with being the highest authority in baseball.