Andy Pettitte confirmed what was in the Mitchell Report. The report said Pettitte took HGH for 2 days when he was rehabbing an injury in 2002 and Pettitte confirmed that.
You have to think that after all the scrutiny the report got after its release, this revelation comes close to legitimizing the report. There was a lot of "he said, she said" going on in the report but when one of the accused comes out and confirms the allegations against him, you have to wonder what else is true.
The interesting thing about this is that Pettitte's best friend is Roger Clemens, the biggest name to surface in the report. And Clemens has made it very clear that he denies the allegations of his involvement in using steroids. But when Pettitte confirmed that what was said about him is true, you have to think that if Mitchell was right about Pettitte, he was probably right about Clemens too.
Sorry Roger, no Hall for you!
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Chris Simon has to go......
No sport is perfect. I think Senator George Mitchell made that abundantly clear this past week.
When it comes to hockey, i'm as big a fan as anyone. Anyone reading this knows i'm a huge Rangers fan so my point of view might be biased but I will try to be as impartial as I can despite the fact that I despise the Islanders and most of their fans. (not including some local friends and even one upstate friend and a family member or two)
Let's face it, baseball's problem is steroids. Football's problem is off the field bahaviors and hockey's problem is in-game violence. Last season we saw Chris Simon cross-check Ryan Hollweg of my beloved Rangers across the neck and nearly decapitate him. For that offense, Simon was given a 25 game suspension. Last night, Simon tripped a Penguin along the boards and when the player fell, he stomped on his foot with the bottom of his skate. When you watch the replay, you can see that this was not a moment in the game where he might have gotten caught up. This act was completely pre-meditated and utterly deplorable.
I can't see how any person, Ranger fan, Islander fan, Penguin fan, or anyone for that matter can think this should not warrant a significant suspension. Very rarely does a player get thrown out of game for committing such a violent offense. In fact, most players go their entire careers without ever getting thrown out of a game but it's seems like Simon is making it a regular thing.
If Gary Bettman wants to try to improve the game and make it more marketable, he needs to first eliminate these types of offenses. Bettman needs to instruct Colin Campbell, the NHL disciplinarian, to throw the book at Simon....once again. Only once players start realizing that these acts won't be tolerated will they start thinking twice before they commit them. But in order for that to happen, Bettman, Campbell and the NHL need to strike the fear of God into the players.
The best way to hurt the players is to take away their livelihood. How would Roger Goodell handle something like this? My guess is that he would suspend Simon for the remainder of the season without pay (based on this act and previous infractions) and make Simon apply for re-instatement next season. I think that's a good start.
Roger Goodell for President!!!!!
When it comes to hockey, i'm as big a fan as anyone. Anyone reading this knows i'm a huge Rangers fan so my point of view might be biased but I will try to be as impartial as I can despite the fact that I despise the Islanders and most of their fans. (not including some local friends and even one upstate friend and a family member or two)
Let's face it, baseball's problem is steroids. Football's problem is off the field bahaviors and hockey's problem is in-game violence. Last season we saw Chris Simon cross-check Ryan Hollweg of my beloved Rangers across the neck and nearly decapitate him. For that offense, Simon was given a 25 game suspension. Last night, Simon tripped a Penguin along the boards and when the player fell, he stomped on his foot with the bottom of his skate. When you watch the replay, you can see that this was not a moment in the game where he might have gotten caught up. This act was completely pre-meditated and utterly deplorable.
I can't see how any person, Ranger fan, Islander fan, Penguin fan, or anyone for that matter can think this should not warrant a significant suspension. Very rarely does a player get thrown out of game for committing such a violent offense. In fact, most players go their entire careers without ever getting thrown out of a game but it's seems like Simon is making it a regular thing.
If Gary Bettman wants to try to improve the game and make it more marketable, he needs to first eliminate these types of offenses. Bettman needs to instruct Colin Campbell, the NHL disciplinarian, to throw the book at Simon....once again. Only once players start realizing that these acts won't be tolerated will they start thinking twice before they commit them. But in order for that to happen, Bettman, Campbell and the NHL need to strike the fear of God into the players.
The best way to hurt the players is to take away their livelihood. How would Roger Goodell handle something like this? My guess is that he would suspend Simon for the remainder of the season without pay (based on this act and previous infractions) and make Simon apply for re-instatement next season. I think that's a good start.
Roger Goodell for President!!!!!
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