Gideon's Meathead of the Month: March

Published on March 18, 2005 By Gideon MacLeish In Blogging

Well, last month, I premiered the meathead of the month, which went to Jose Canseco for his book "Juiced" (I gave him the 'meathead' award, the book goes to number one. Coincidence? I think not. I want royalties, dammit...but I digress).

This month's "meathead" award goes to the other side of the coin, to Mark McGwire, one person for whom I am primarily inclined to believe Canseco's allegations. He was quite close to McGwire back in the day, and I believe he has some firsthand knowledge here, a belief confirmed by McGwire's noncommittal responses to the congressional hearings (which I don't believe should be taking place anyway....but that's another blog). Unlike the many other players who outright denied the allegations, McGwire made himself look guilty through his non statements.

And so, he's this month's meathead. I'll try to pick a non sports target next month.

(By the way, if McGwire puts out a bestselling book following this blog, I'm suing for a cut...lol).

Comments

Dr Guy

on Mar 18, 2005

Whatever happened to the 5th and non-incrimination? I think he was doing exactly what you would have done. He thought the hearings were stupid, and refused to play the game.

Gideon MacLeish

on Mar 18, 2005

Well, I would have at least stated the fifth amendment outright rather than beat around the bush.

Frankly, the topic of McGwire using steroids startles noone, except possibly his mother. The truly sad thing is, these hearings are more a testament to the effectiveness of steroids rather than the noneffectiveness and horrendous side effects falsely reported as the norm rather than the exception (McGwire, Sosa, Giambi, and Palmeiro, if all truly involved in their use, are some of the best sluggers of the last 20 years). I still maintain that McGwire is a meathead due to how he handled it.

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