Shouldn't the case be handled on a smaller scale? Is there really a need for a Federal Grand Jury, or congressional hearing?
Why isn't the cheating NBA ref. case handled the same way, when it was more than just one ref?
2007-12-11 23:53:02 · 7 answers · asked by manevein703 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
But wasn't Pete Rose's cheating case federal also?
2007-12-12 00:07:33 · update #1
Steriods, and marajuana are both illegal, but they are nothing alike........
2007-12-12 00:10:05 · update #2
Kitkat - Many people have lied to judges b4, that haven't lead to a congressional hearing.....(Mark Ferman comes to mind)
I wasn't speaking of Bonds, i'm talking baseball in general.
2007-12-12 02:58:36 · update #3
1. Because "steroids" as a class are controlled substances on the federal level, and BALCO was indeed conducting interstate commerce. It can work on other levels too -- witness NY State's separate investigation out of Albany.
2. Rose was indicted and convicted for federal income tax evasion.
2007-12-12 00:15:55 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
because of the fact the present commissioner of baseball extra advantageous than possibly would not opt to get entangled and are available throughout the time of because of the fact the undesirable guy. in spite of each thing, steroids fairly created Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, and Sammy Sosa. human beings have packed stadiums to work out those adult males and function made Bud Selig and countless others very wealthy. precise now, Barry Bonds is on a thank you to breaking Hank Aaron's homestead run checklist. whilst the Giants come to different cities, the video games are bought out. Bud won't stand interior the way of this gravy prepare. he's spineless or as columnist Steve Rosenbloom of the Chicago Tribune calls him "Baseball's optimal score sock puppet" the US government additionally welcomes this involvement because of the fact it supplies them the prospect to circumvent contemporary matters and doing something that could desire to income the country as an entire.
2016-11-03 00:16:39 · answer #2 · answered by trippi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steroids are a huge issue today involving athletes on any scale (think about how ofter a syeroid article appears on some form of media). So congressmen getting involved get easy publicity on a hot topic issue with very little chance they will suffer politically for their involvement. Theirs also concearns that baseball's policy didnt even follow the laws of this country and thats an issue of concearn for the government.
2007-12-12 00:43:40 · answer #3 · answered by dark knight 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't have to do with the fact that he was doing steriods that it has gone to federal court it has to do with the fact that when he was on trial in a smaller court that he lied under oath to a judge in a court of law. because he said he was not guilty of steroids use, and they found evidence that proved him to be guilty he is now facing counts of perjury (lying to a judge in a court of law)
Hope this clarifies things for you
2007-12-12 01:53:31 · answer #4 · answered by kit-kat 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. Interstate commerce
2. Anti-trust exemption
3. A lot of the drug laws are Federal
2007-12-12 00:02:22 · answer #5 · answered by silverbullet 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they are always looking for ways to distract you from the fact the war in Iraq is a disaster.
2007-12-12 01:16:39 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
because steroids is just like marajuana its illegal. its terrible people must use it. if jacoby ellsbury did steroids i would cry
2007-12-11 23:59:42 · answer #7 · answered by tedwilliamsfan9 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋