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March 17, 2005
When Jose Canseco Indicts Others, You've Got To Wonder Who's On Drugs
Listen boys and girls - Canseco is a vago, the whole Grand Jury system is an incredible abuse of the law, and if you want to learn anything from this fiasco, no matter what McGwire did, you don't snitch - be accountable.
McGwire Refuses to Say if He Used Steroids
WASHINGTON - Lined up shoulder to shoulder, some of baseball's biggest stars told Congress Thursday that steroids are a problem for the sport but denied there is widespread use. Mark McGwire, choking back tears at times, repeatedly refused to say if he took the drugs when he was helping fuel a surge in the sport's popularity with his prodigious home runs.
On a day of extraordinary theater, House Government Reform Committee members professed their love of baseball before attacking the sport's new drug policy and warning Congress could get involved if stronger steps aren't taken. Except for admitted steroid user Jose Canseco, the five players repeatedly ducked pointed questions. Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig watched from a few feet away, waiting more than eight hours for his chance to respond.
Canseco — whose best-selling book, "Juiced," drew lawmakers' attention — said anew that he used performance-enhancing drugs as a player. Baltimore Orioles teammates Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro said they haven't.
McGwire in the past has denied using steroids but under oath repeatedly declined to respond directly, saying his lawyers advised him not to answer certain questions.
McGwire, peering at lawmakers over reading glasses and his goatee now flecked with gray, was pressed to say whether he had taken performance-enhancing substances or whether he could provide details about use by other players. He responded repeatedly, "I'm not here to talk about the past."
Asked by Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., whether he was asserting his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself, McGwire said: "I'm not here to talk about the past. I'm here to be positive about this subject."
Posted by Mark at March 17, 2005 11:11 PM
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