But in a separate issue, I don’t care for MLB simply because it’s a horrible TV sport. It’s slow, there are no good camera angles (meaning you can’t see the full action), and there’s simply no excitement to it outside of the playoffs and a (very) few rival games. I enjoy watching it in person – with some friend and a lot of time to relax and do nothing in particular. But at that rate, I’d much rather go to a minor league game where parking is easier, the atmosphere is more relaxed, the tickets are cheaper, and the quality of play is basically as good. Much more cost-effective. Or I’d rather be home mowing my lawn. But that’s just me.

In the end, however, this story is what the byline implies — little more than a rant from my point of view.

I’ve come to really enjoy baseball. Perhaps it’s my advancing years and the fact I’ve slowed down some, like the average game taking 3.5 hours to complete.

I agree this latest fiasco is just another in a long list of black eyes for MLB. Selig is the worst commissioner I can recall during my lifetime and his leadership (yea, right) is a direct reflection of the current state of affairs.

But let’s not point the steroid finger at MLB with a lot of discrimination. Steroid use takes place in virtually every sport and they have been around a very long time. Perhaps we view the use of steroids in “America’s past time” with greater disdain because it was the original game.