DanG-
I agree that congress is acting rediculously over this issue. They have no place spending one minute of their time on baseball and steroids. Clemens is just an outstanding example of lack of fairness and arrogance and priviledge, unfortunate qualities of today's pro sports. While I may sound like a madman over this issue, purging the avid baseball fan out of me has allowed more time with my family, my farm, and some good books.
I have a friend who is a director for NBC sports. He agrees with you that the huge $ are the problem. What he pointed out to me is that watching games on TV, while cheap for you and me, puts a significant amount of money on the table for these teams and players. It's the TV contracts that allow these huge saleries, not the expensive tickets at the stadium. I am not saying that you shouldn't enjoy the game. I am saying that enough is enough and until the public takes a stand against the problem of pro sports, it will only get worse. You can't ignore that scenario you described in the bottom of the 10th inning. And with that kind of attraction, I don't see any movement back toward reality in pro sports in the near future.
Doctorb
