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I believe Nixon resigned before the articles of impeachment were drawn up, certainly before they hit the senate, but your point is very valid. Schilling should be asking Big Pappi "What do you mean you don't know if you ever took PEDs?"

Grant, I should have made the facts clearer. The House Judiciary committee voted on articles of impeachment and passed them. They were never voted on by the full House because he resigned.

(And if I had just looked at a "this day in history" blurb anywhere I probably would have noticed that Bill Clinton was impeached by the House nine years to the day before I wrote that post.)

How about the fact that Mitchell's evidence isn't good enough to hold up in court. Schilling should shut up and wait for everything to play out before he makes his generalizations.

Ahh, learn something everyday, thanks for setting me straight. Suppose I could have used that "information super highway" thing.

I'm gonna have to go ahead and disagree with you on this one. As much as Schilling is a total blowhard, by your standards, there's only one player, active anyway, who can render an opinion on the situation, Thomas. Plus, I'm not altogether sure how Schilling was supposed to "follow up on his promises", I mean really, what is a player going to do to close gaps, not much, thats up to MLB. I wish more players would stand up, however late, and voice their opinion, hypocritical, maybe, but so what, if Clemens was juiced, as it looks, how is he really worthy of the Cy Young awards, as opposed to pitchers that were clean. Further, its just an opinion, Schilling isn't saying Clemens was juiced, just suggesting that if he was, by the evidence he's seen, he's not worthy of the awards. As it is right now, its like the Blue Code of Silence from the players, I say break it, opinions are welcome, Clemens made his own bed, so he should lay in the criticism, and revel in his newfound celebrity.

BTW, there is a certain irony in someone rendering an opinion on the whole affair opining that someone else shouldnt render an opinion...i mean im just sayin....

Mark-

I have two problems with your argument.

1- In regards to the awards. How do you know that the person you give it to is clean? That's my problem with this issue, you can't selectively say so and so cheated and so and so didn't. Sadly, we have to conclude that there was a lot of cheating going on (and may still be going on) and we will never know where to draw the line. I think Clemens cheated and I hope that someone is able to prove it at some point, but I can't strip him of his awards because I can't say he was the only guy.

2- Yes, it is ironic that I am telling Schilling to zip it while spouting off myself, but unlike me Schilling was in a position to do something about this. Schilling is a member of the Players Association, the organization that has fought testing and penalties every step of the way. Why didn't he talk to Mitchell? Why did he spout off about steroid use before March 2005 and then tell Congress he had grossly overstated it? The thing that annoys me is Schilling talks when he wants to, but he doesn't back up his words.

Actually, to point 1, I wasn't advocating taking his awards away, I think the cow has left the barn on that one, I just meant that I would advocate and support MLB players voicing their opinions that anyone who juiced isn't worthy of the awards, even though its a moot point because whats done is done. As far as I know Schilling is the only active player to say anything, as hypocritical as he is, all the power to him. To point 2, yes you're right on that one, albeit again, I think Schilling is the only one to say anything, active player anyway, so all the power to him, although he is definately a blowhard that could have done way more, and given that he is a complete blowhard, he is most definately more hypocritical than most, shite, the guy posts on his blog when he doesn't like sprinkles on his donut, so for him to go silent all these years is unacceptable.