Rob Parker of the Detroit Free Press made an interesting point on ESPN in the wake of Senator George Mitchell’s report on performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball.
Parker stated that it was unfair that Mitchell based most of his report on “hearsay” and that not all of the players that have used performance-enhancing drugs were named, just those who left a paper trail throgh receipts and credit card reports . Paker went on: “What about the players who used cash to buy drugs – do they get off scot-free?” He also stated the report was rather, “flimsy” other than what was revealed about Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte.
What’s interesting watching ESPN, is that some of their reporters (not all) are attacking Mitchell’s report and basically discrediting it. Much like Parker, several reporters are noting that Mitchell gathered his information through witnesses that might, or might not be creditable. Interesting.
