OT: Here we go again.

by UnleashTheGore on May 14, 2008 12:32 PM PDT Comment 34 comments

Not content having wasted time and (more importantly) our tax money on the ridiculous investigation of Barry Bonds for the past 4 years, the US Senate now thinks it needs to investigate the Spygate ordeal .

Are you kidding me? On what ridiculous level does the government think they have a responsibility to waste more time and money on sports? SPORTS, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! Apparently the bankrupt Social Security system, the war in Iraq, a tax system in dire need of reform, etc. aren't big enough issues to take issue with before an effing game made for OUR ENTERTAINMENT!

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Can we DFA Senators?

Not the hockey kind.

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by SoFa King Mike on May 14, 2008 12:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Unfortunately...

most US Senate members contracts are similar to Barry Zito’s. It’s a six year “no-trade” :-)

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by nvsfg on May 14, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There is a school of thought

That says maybe it’s better they are working on matters of inconsequence.

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by otis29 on May 14, 2008 12:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, I don’t see anyone calling for this other than Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), who is currently suffering from brian cancer and probably is looking for something to do. I would wager that this doesn’t make it past the committee he doesn’t even chair anymore because his party isn’t in the majority. If there is any support among any other members of the senate judiciary committee, please let me know.

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by satyricrash on May 14, 2008 12:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Brian cancer

So that’s been Sabean’s problem all along!

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by UnleashTheGore on May 14, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Crud!

people hate you, but why do they hate you? because the are jealous!

by satyricrash on May 14, 2008 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Brian cancer

So that’s been Sabean’s problem all along!

Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!

by UnleashTheGore on May 14, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Crud!

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"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."

by WalrusMan on May 14, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Brain cancer

So that’s been Sabean’s problem all along!

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by WalrusMan on May 14, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No!

It’s Brian cancer! Can’t you see??

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by UnleashTheGore on May 14, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Crud!

people hate you, but why do they hate you? because the are jealous!

by satyricrash on May 14, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

curd?

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 14, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Beane curd.

people hate you, but why do they hate you? because the are jealous!

by satyricrash on May 14, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bean turd?

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by UnleashTheGore on May 14, 2008 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Actually

It’s the Giants who have Brian cancer.

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by Lyle on May 14, 2008 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

As much as I dislike the Patriots

This is just gay.

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by FairweatherFan on May 14, 2008 12:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Cheating or not

It’s not fucking illegal. Go away. No laws involved here.

Jesus.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on May 14, 2008 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Arlen Spectacle

he’s just peeved the Patsies beat the Eagles in that SB. He’s trying to reverse the result. I’m sure after there are millions of taxpayer dollars wasted on an investigation he’ll decide that the charges against the Patriots are “not proven.” What a blowhard.

Bonds stands alone.

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by nostocksjustbonds on May 14, 2008 1:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

this is SO stupid

honestly that headline sounds like something from the Onion.

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by wjackalope on May 14, 2008 1:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

While it’s almost completely useless, there are some federal anti-trust issues at stake (my knowledge doesn’t go very far, though, so I’m open to enlightenment), at least as far as baseball has been concerned so it’s not completely COMPLETELY useless. I don’t know if football has the same monopoly stuff going on, but it’s not like there’s NO reason at all for the government to be involved in these things.

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by howtheyscored on May 14, 2008 1:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Is there a laywer in the house?

Mayor? Anyone?

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 14, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I seem to remember that it is only baseball that is exempt from the anti-trust..[insert legal word here].

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by satyricrash on May 14, 2008 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You are correct...

...the anti-trust exemption stems from a 1922 Supreme Court decision. No other sports league has it; it was an anti-trust lawsuit that forced the NFL to let the Raiders move to LA.

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by EliminateMe on May 14, 2008 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

While that may explain the fact that they legally could intervene,

I don’t see any issues as far as antitrust law goes. The Patriots cheating does nothing to hinder the competetiveness of the CFL, AFL, or the long-gone XFL. This is just ridiculous political bullcrap—a way for these senators to get their names in the paper again.

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by UnleashTheGore on May 14, 2008 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I certainly don't disagree

Like I said, I still dismiss this stuff as pretty much total crap. But there is another side to the coin, however small and dubious that side is.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on May 14, 2008 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

As a P.S.

When crap like this happens, I feel like it will be things like this that people laugh over when they are reading in history books about the United States when it eventually falls as the dominant world power…

“Really? As the economy struggled and their socialist programs fell apart, this is what they were concerned about? No wonder Iran nuked the crap out of them.”

Proud pappa of....STEVE HOLM!!

by UnleashTheGore on May 14, 2008 2:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs