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Steroids hearing put off until new year
By Ken Gimblin and Joe Cronin December 16, 2007 |
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The Baseball hearing set up for the House oversight and Government reform committee has been delayed as it was scheduled to convene on Tuesday December 18th but was pushed back at he request of MLB, to give time to prepare for the hearing and also Commissioner Bud Selig had a previous engagement that day. Henry Waxman (D-Calif) and Tom Davis (R-Va) will be presiding over the hearings which will include questions regarding the over 400 page report regarding the Senator George Mitchell findings. Questions will include the players named in the report and not limited to the players being called to the hearings. On the December 18th, Selig is scheduled to hand out the Alan (Bud) Selig mentoring award from the McLendon Foundation, the first of it's kind to Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney in recognition for his achievements in his sport. Also expected to start off the hearings with Selig are MLB Players Association Executive Director Donald Fehr and Senator Mitchell. A-Rod denies steroid use: In a CBS 60 minutes interview on Sunday, the New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez said "no" when asked if he uses steroids in an interview. "I've never felt over matched on the baseball field. I felt if I did my work I've done since I was, you know, a rookie back in Seattle, I don't have a problem competing at any level," said A-Rod. Rodriguez was not mentioned in may of the 400 page report by Mitchell released on Thursday. Rodriguez almost walked away from the Yankees seeking free agency then realizing that he could fetch for top dollar by staying in New York getting a ten year deal worth $275 million. Joe Cronin and Ken Gimblin cover the BALCO/steroids scandal and co-host Sportstalk on 1690 KFSG Sacramento. quote source:sacramentobee.com |
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