Good for Roger.

[Dave Gray]

Just to play the other side of this, I think that Congress had more business in this than you might think.

On the surface, I don't want the government involved in sports, but consider this...

Because of the MLB's unique "monopoly", it's arguably up to the government to ensure that it's a safe working environment with fair competitive practices.  This is according to regulations regarding monopolies.  It's the same reason that your cable company can't just raise your rates to whatever they want, simply because they're the only game in town.

So, since apparently the MLB knew about steroids for some time and did nothing, one could argue that it was an unfair environment for those following the law and NOT using steroids.  In other words, baseball's inaction could be considered as advocating steroid use.  And if you were a player trying to do the right thing, it's not like you could leave your job and go to the competition -- there is no other competition. 

I agree that this was mostly turned into legal showboating, so that Congress could flaunt themselves in front of a bunch of superstar athletes, but the idea of them getting involved is more justified than you might think.