By Beaker
Why is the World Anti-doping Agency WADA obsessed with chastising private enterprises like Major League Baseball and the National Football League to become their bitch? I’m not sure what the power politics is like behind the scenes but my spidey senses are going hay wire on this one.
It makes no sense to me how a public organization that gets its funding from the IOC (the ‘C’ pretty much stands for anything but committee. Personally, I like corruption) and various governments can come in and to try and strong arm two private enterprises.
The latest bru-ha-ha-ha-ha had WADA scolding MLB about its drug policy. Wada, Wada, wada.
Not that anyone would necessarily come to the defense of MLB or condone the apparent lack of interest to meaningfully dealing with the problem. Nonetheless, this is for baseball and baseball alone to deal with.
If I understand correctly, WADA wants MLB to sign on to their drug testing initiatives. But MLB has to dish out the cash to some third party to get these tests done?
Cui bono?
To me it sounds like, if you’re a business owner would you want to be told how to run your shop by some outside organization at your expense? If you got over your prom date ditching you for Bif and carry an ounce of pride the answer should be a clear no. If the answer is yes, then contact yougotnoballs.com. They’re always looking for nuts.
Don’t get me wrong. WADA is an important institution that deserves to be taken seriously regarding a public health hazard. Former omnipotent President Dick Pound (AKA Prick Kilogram in metric parlance) made sure of this by pounding the issue into our minds.
“Dammit, Jim! Think of the children! Test the cheating bums!”
Sports fans have much to put up with these days. Drug cheats, increasing ticket sales thanks to rising salaries, arrogant sports stars, lazy, cynical and unimaginative journalists and indifferent owners who could care less if they win or lose as long as profits remain intact and suspicions of illegal gambling in whatever form.
Nevertheless, I hope the NFL and MLB stick by their guns and send WADA back to Switzlandia.
