Turns out GM Kenny Williams
isn't the only member of the White Sox brass that gets indignant upon hearing he could have done more to stop baseball's steroid era: team owner
Jerry Reinsdorf sounded off during
an interview on Comcast SportsNet, not only claiming innocence but also explicitly blaming the head of the players' union,
Don Fehr:
''We would have loved to have done more, but Don Fehr wouldn't do it. People should start to realize that we could have been testing for steroids years and years ago, but Don Fehr wouldn't do it because he said it was an invasion of privacy, and the result of that is that Don Fehr is going to cost players entry into the Hall of Fame because if we could have been testing for steroids years ago, some of these guys who are now on the bubble who got themselves in trouble would have gotten off steroids. ... Steroids is strictly a Don Fehr problem and creation.''
(Reading between the lines, I think he's trying to say that Don Fehr may hold some responsibility.) I don't doubt that the players' union resisted testing, but it's a little convenient for Reinsdorf to assign 100% of the blame on them without admitting that the owners as a whole made a lot (
a lot) of money on juiced up players. If this was really a point of contention among the owners, they did an amazing job keeping it a secret the entire time.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. Everyone is to blame
player, Managers, Team Doctors, owners.
And my favorite journalists
I will always say the same thing. journalists knew and did not do anything. And please dont give me the 'without proof' explanation.
Isnt it a Journalists job to find the thruth? Thats how it needs to work. you dont just report what the person says and take it for the absolute truth. Shame on every single journalists that covered roid ball era and today acts like he is all surprised
How could guys that followed the players daily not know?
if it was not for journalists America might still be at war with Vietnam.
Posted at 4:56PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Frederick
2. Doesn't anyone see a problem with the sentiment behind what he said? He feels that the result of Fehr's inaction is that it's "going to cost players entry into the Hall of Fame." What about all the players that took steroids whose health is at risk? You know, the reason why steroids are illegal? Because they destroy bodies and kill people? It seems like everyone has lost sight of what the real problem is in the first place.
Posted at 5:36PM on Apr 9th 2008 by David