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Mike Lowell is on the DL until the 25th (if nothing else goes wrong) due to the sprained left thumb. He’ll try to keep up some conditioning, etc…, but how good did Casey look last night when he stepped in? A veteran who could have been a starter for a lesser team, Casey is a professional and rumored to be a hell of a teammate. We’ll see if he can stay focused and give the Sox the production they’ll need to protect Papi and Manny.

Hey, don’t look now, but the Yankees are coming to town for the first of 19 games. With Wang coming in to face Buchholz, this might be interesting. I want to see Buchholz pick it up and pitch better. He has the potential to be a solid #2, but he’s going to have to seriously control his pitches and learn how to stay out of the mental side of things when he doesn’t do well. Derek Lowe could not be reached for comment.

It looks as though this is the end of the Mitchell report fallout. Bud Selig, whether truthfully reluctant or not (hey, he could certainly be crying wolf here), is going to accept the recommendation made in Senator Mitchell’s report and not punish any of the players, former or current, for their alleged steroid and / or PED use.

If you’re looking at the sheer expense of bringing some modicum of justice to a steroid or PED user, then sure, this is the right call. I’m not so certain it gives any closure to the players who came in #2 in voting for some award that had both financial and Hall of Fame impact on their career when they, themselves, played clean. I’m being biased, but Mike Greenwell would love more phone calls to discuss how insanely pissed off he is at MLB in general.

The new players agreement for PED use / distribution will be out soon and we’ll see how serious everyone is THIS time (that’s the third time they’ve been “really serious” if you’re keeping tabs).

Barry is the Home Run record holder. Not the King, just the person who holds the record.

There’s not going to be an asterisk either. The record watch is over. Please go back to whatever you were doing before and enjoy the fact that you aren’t anyone directly involved in this disaster. Let’s take a look at what lies ahead for these people:

Bud Selig

Bud was meeting with George Mitchell (we’ll get to him in a few) yesterday and out of the spectacle at AT&T Park. But his future is going to be stressful and will no doubt supersede his previous good and bad decisions in his role as Commissioner. How he chooses to handle the statements, press releases and public debate will, I’m sure, be centered around one thing: his investigation is ongoing and he’ll address it when he has all the facts. For now, he’ll recognize that Barry Bonds has broken the home run record; one of the most hallowed records in professional sports. Today is not the end of the story.

Barry Bonds

There you go, Barry. You got your wish. You should, however, be careful of what you wish for. This thing has brought you (in your own words) “rashes on my head and constant loss of sleep and endless days”. I think those things will continue now that the focus stops being about your home run chase and starts to focus on your “alleged” use of performance enhancing drugs. You’re about to go through a whole new level of hell. Not only that, but it may be all for nothing. Many, many people will be left disappointed when they realize that there probably isn’t much they can do to you. My personal opinion is that while I think you cheated, lied and did anything and everything to artificially collect a record, you didn’t have to. You had enough talent to get to the hall and you blew it. Idiot.

George Mitchell

Ok, George. Your turn to shine, and you better do it quick. The public is going to turn the focus to you and they’re waiting for an answer. You see, they’ve been waiting for an answer for over a year, but now they’ll REALLY be waiting. You had Barry to take 80% of the focus from you during that time and now you’ll have to answer some questions yourself. Let’s hope you have enough to feed the appetite of the American public. Otherwise, you’ll forever be titled as a lame duck.

Mike Bacsik (SP, Nationals) 

Someone was going to do it. Look at it this way: You can either take the fame and go with it or you can let it kill your career. Let’s see what you’re made of.

Matt Murphy (Fan)

Dude, do the right thing. Fame is fleeting. Money doesn’t last.