he said, he said

Major league baseball is in the news again and the season is yet to start. It all has to do with the steroid issue - "he said, he said," - "he did it," "I didn't do it." It all also has to do with telling the truth, or not telling the truth. One of these individuals is lying, one is telling the truth. Which is which is yet to be discovered.

Yes, I have been listening to, and watching some of this debate, basically because I'm a fan of baseball and I care. I care about the integrity of the game and of those who play it. Where does just playing baseball come in? Do I get bored, disgusted and fed up with all the hoolabaloo? You bet I do. For me its a little bit like I spoke of politics on here recently - its both interesting and quite boring at the same time, or just plain disgusting.

Actually what I know is that baseball players are only representatives of a society that has decided its all right to lie, as long of course that one doesn't get caught. Who is critiquing these guys for lying? Some are saying that someone's stupid, just because you don't lie to a senate investigating committee, under oath. I guess lying while not under oath is excusable.

When we lived in New York City we were told that you can't make it in New York if you don't lie. That's an interesting idea indeed. Perhaps someone needs to say that you can't make it in the USA if you don't lie. I'm not sure what "making it" means. Maybe it refers to being successful. Whatever it means, I'm sure that lying doesn't set too well with God. Liars are mentioned as among those who face God's wrath.

At any rate, wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone always told the truth? Or would it? It used to be that a person could trust almost everyone wherever you went, but now just the opposite is true. And the law of our land used to be that one was innocent until proven quilty, but it seems now that one is viewed as guilty until he/she can prove that they're innocent. Baseball is a case in point. As well as most legal cases that get out into the public's view.

Anyway, I sincerely hope that justice is done in the steroid situation in major league baseball, sooner than later. One player has been indicted but nothing has happened. I hope that doesn't happen with the current players under scrutiny.

Pilgrim on the way