Adding spice (ahem... juice) to pro baseball

Self-righteousness from Jason Giambi. Having already admitted to juicing himself up with steroids, the pro baseball player with the New York Yankees now decides to lay the blame elsewhere.

''What we should have done a long time ago was stand up -- players, ownership, everybody -- and said: 'We made a mistake.'

Players, yes. Obviously. The team owners, yes again. They openly support drug users and pay them grand salaries for cheating. But everybody? Granted, even Major League Baseball (MLB) played a role by not being strict about punishing the use of performance enhancing drugs. Then again, the players (through their union) are not very amenable to rigorous testing and stringent bans. The MLB has to negotiate with the union about test frequencies and punishment levels! Ever hear something similar about the Olympics?!

Giambi's agent made sure his contract with the Yankees had an interesting proviso: that he cannot be dropped even if he tested positive for drugs! If this isn't a statement of guilt, I'm the cliched monkey's uncle.

This is a great gambit by Giambi:

1. admit to steroid use in the past,
   
2. claim that it did not help him hit home runs (question: why use the stuff if it does not help you?!),
   
3. then continue to juice up and biff more home runs.
   

It is hilarious to see the likes of Giambi go hitless for extended periods of time just after another player (like Rafael Palmeiro) gets busted in a drugs test. The hitting prowess disgustingly and miraculously returns overnight, once the storm has passed from the media light.

Why not lay the blame squarely where it should be parked? The players who routinely cheat by using illegal substances to boost performance.