Lame duck and luck at the same time!

Most people would agree that sports has undergone some of the worst publicity in the word today (only the war in Iraq might be worse). In basketball, a referee, Tim Donaghy admitted to fixing basketball games he officiated. This event not only stunned the NBA but also gave the league an even bigger black eye than what stemmed fom the Ron Artest fight at the Palace of Auburn Hills, the Carmelo Anthony slap and run like a girl routine against the Knicks and the antics of Tim Hardaway about homosexuals.

In terms of other sports, hockey went through a lockout which eliminated the 2004-2005 season and destroyed any hope of retaining many of the mainstream fans. Football continues to have suspensions, videotape controversies and other questionable ordeals.

Baseball, however, was the most brutal in the sports ability to make money and cheat the fans and the public simultaneously. Yet, the owners of Major League Baseball agreed to extend commisioner Bud Selig's contract another three years for the morally reprehensible act of not pursuing the steroids matter more thoroughly...when it was a big issue in the late 90's and early 2000's.

Even though the fans flocked to the ballpark, neither the public nor the media identified the main problem of drug use in the game. Now, the owners are rewarding the man who was apprehensive in nailing the players who abuse the system and wrecked their lives and the lives of others.

It's a sad state of affairs for the Major Leagues and while te main objective is to earn profits and win at ths level, it was thought to not deceive the public or lie to them about alleged dug use. Second chances are afforded to those who comply and admit to their wrongdoing and yet there are others on the Mitchell investigation list who haven't shown any sign of being forthright.

In conclusion, Selig should BE BANNED from the game for not correcting the problem when the situation exploded right in front of his very eyes. He may not have known if competitors were injecting but he is responsible for leading some of the darkest ages in the history of baseball.