Not at all surprisingly, Sammy Sosa is reported to have tested positive for steroid use in the now infamous, questionably legal, survey of MLBers in 2003. You'll recall that A-Rod was also recently outed based on the results of this survey.
The list of juicers is slowly being pieced together like a puzzle. Without getting into my feelings about ballplayers who cheat, I think the real opportunity here would be for Michael Lewis (Moneyball), Jose Canseco (Juiced) and Dan Brown to get together and write a mystery novel about the hidden secrets of Major League Baseball a la The Da Vinci Code. Right now, reporters are writing one book at a time as new names are revealed. Unfortunately, copies aren't selling. What would sell, however, is a pseudo-non-fiction story of a reporter finding compounding clues that lead him/her to the secrets that pope Bud Selig doesn't want us to know.
For example, the holy syringe containing Roger Clemens' DNA, when held up to the light, shows the face of Alex Rodriguez. Or, perhaps a photo of Manny Ramirez reveals that his dreadlocks spell out the name of Sammy Sosa. All these clues will lead to Babe Ruth's grave being excavated and discovery that his testosterone levels were too high. Finally, the book would culminate in the revelation that the Yankees and the Red Sox are really one franchise owned by the Masons.
I'd read it. In fact, maybe I'll write it. Anyone want to publish it?
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