"McCarthyism" Reveals Its Ugly Head In MLB (Commissioner's Office)

Bud Selig is arbitrarily singling out Alex Rodriguez, and if Selig does indeed invoke that Commissioner prerogative privilege, he will be abusing his power as Commissioner. Selig turned a blind eye to the PEDs epidemic in the mid to late 1990s-early 2000s because the increase in offense contributed to the renewed popularity of MLB in the wake of the 1994 players'' strike. Also, Bud Selig is a big hypocrite in terms of "preserving the integrity of the game," rationale. Selig is going all "Joe McCarthy," on these Biogenesis implicated MLB players, who ,at the very worst, are only hurting themselves, in terms of their long-term health and the possible dangerous effects of PEDs. Yet, in the case of the Tigers' Miguel Cabrera, who last Spring Training, not too far from where I live in Fort Pierce, was involved in a domestic disturbance involving his wife and also got busted for DUI, which not only could cause harm to himself but could pose as a very real danger to the general driving and pedestrian public, Selig turned a blind eye and did nothing to hold Miguel Cabrera accountable for his irresponsible actions. All Cabrera received was a recommendation to go for counseling which is a big joke. Other alleged PEDs users (2003 Mitchell Report list) and Mark McGwire , who is allowed presently to be the St Louis Cardinals' hitting coach, were never held accountable for their alleged misdeeds which at the time were not prohibited by MLB. On another side note, in my opinion anyway, MLB was better and more entertaining game when PEDS and amphetamines were being used in the mid-late 1990s and early 2000s and when offense and home run numbers were up. People pay a lot of $ to attend MLB games and watch on tv (MLB Extra Innings), and they deserve the maximum entertainment value. Why do you think MLB lost its top spot as most popular sport in the USA to the NFL during the 1960s and early 1970s, aside from Pete Rozelle's NFL innovations (Super Bowl, MNF,, etc)? It was in large due part because MLB, during the 1960s, experienced a steep decline in offense so much so that by 1969, the pitcher's mound was lowered and then the DH was introduced in the American League in 1973. After awhile, fans get bored with a pitcher's duel 1-0 games. I don't want MLB regressing to the point of 1968 when Denny McClain won 31 games and Bob Gibson was pitching with a miniscule 1.27 E.R.A. In general most sports (MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL) flourish when offense is up. MLB 's popularity ascended in the first place during the 1920s with Babe Ruth and home run in which initially Ruth single handedly, would out homer certain MLB teams. :)LOL