We’ve all seen the names, we’ve all heard the audio clips, and we all have our own opinions on what happened with the Mitchell Investigation. But what does it mean for us now? The secrets are out, Major League Baseball has lost face, and in the wake of the Mitchell Report, baseball will enter a new era. hat will happen to the big names hit by the report? What will become of the likes of Roger Clemens, and Miguel Tejada, and Eric Gagne? Only time will tell, but perhaps just as importantly is the question of what will happen to Matt Herges, Glenallen Hill, Jack Cust, and the rest of that caliber of player? Will they be as affected by this news? Will they be more affected, again only time will tell.

Baseball is at a turning point. The league knew that they had a problem, and to be honest, they tried to sweep it under the wrong. Are we to blame them? No, everyone tries to hide their problems, but the issue for MLB suddenly got out of hand. In addition to them knowing they had a problem, all of a sudden the front offices knew, and then the fans, and then congress, soon enough the whole world knew there was a problem, hell even Osama Bin Laden probably figured it out.

But did any of us know that the problem was this big? I mean, maybe we should have, maybe the hints were there. After all, Wally Joyner had come out before the report and admitted to using steroids. Wally freaking Joyner. I hate to be pessimistic, but if that man was doing steroids, then who in the big leagues wasn’t? So perhaps we shouldn’t have been as surprised as we are. Regardless of if the shock should or shouldn’t have hit us, it most certainly did. This report rocked the sports world, and baseball in particular more than anything has in a long while. Read the rest of this entry »