Giambi, Mess With MLB, and You Will Live to Regret it

Anyone else find it convenient that a report about Jason Giambi failing an amphetamines test surfaced less than a week after he criticized Major League Baseball? Anyone else find it convenient that one particular reporter has been "in the know" for most of the recent steroids issues in baseball? Anyone else find it convenient that the reporter in question is the one who broke the most recent story about Jason Giambi testing positive for amphetamines? If you don't then you need to get your head examined.

See, Jason Giambi messed with baseball by publicly lambasting them to USA Today. Major League Baseball does not like having players question their approach to handling issues. Major League Baseball especially does not like being undermined by certain players who have reportedly failed steroids tests in the past. So what do they do in response? They may or may not have someone leak a report to certain favorable go-to reporters, so that the story becomes public, even though it's meant to be private.

And now all of a sudden, the focus and attention is deflected from Major League Baseball, and it is directed solely at Jason Giambi. As a result, the Yankees DH will be questioned constantly by the media. Any positive work accomplished by his remarks last week have been undone. Giambi's credibility was already limited to begin with. Now? His words hold no more value than Hideki Irabu in pinstripes. Major League Baseball has sent a clear message: if you're going to criticize the league you play for, make sure you have a clean record before doing so.

Previously at FanHouse:
Jason Giambi Reportedly Failed an Amphetamines Test
Jason Giambi Admits He Did Stuff, Wants MLB to Apologize