http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/01/la-russa-mcgwire-could-pinch-hit-for-cardinals.html

OK, the $64,000 question: If McGwire is reactivated how does this effect his status in HOF elections? If he does play can we assume that he will have to wait 5 years again to be eligible for the HOF voting after his next retirement,  and will his years of eligibility for the HOF start over or will they merely carry over the balance of time (15 years?) which he is entitled to on the ballot. Is it coincidence that this statement is made the day after the 2010 HOF balloting is released?

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http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2009/12/cubs-show-interest-in-released-closer-matt-capps.html

66 saves over the past three years, but OMG look at those era numbers. Not acceptable for a stopper, but then again, he can't be any worse than "Gopher Ball" Gregg last year. BTW Capps was the Pittsburgh Pirate player who was hit  on the elbow of his throwing arm with a line drive in early May last season . Fortunately, the injury was not career threatening.

Did anyone else here catch the stories that MLB has indicated that roughly 8.2% of MLB players were given therapeutic use exemptions (TUE's) allowing them to take STIMULANTS (Ritalin, Adderall) which are otherwise banned drugs . In 2007 the number of  TUE's requested jumped from 28 to 103. Last season there were 114 players permitted to use the otherwise banned stimulants under this exemption program. That is more Ritalin use than a college campus during finals week!!!! In contrast to the fact that 3-5% of children are believed to suffer from ADHD, this outbreak in major league baseball is an epidemic. To quote Dr. Gary Wadler, chairman of committee that determines the World Anti-Doping Agency’s banned-substances list. “If we had this percentage increase in the general population, it would be on the evening news as a national epidemic. It’s an outrageous number.” These otherwise banned STIMULANTS increase reaction time (improved hand/eye coordination!!), focus, and time on task.  

While there may be MLB players who truly need these medications, it appears that MLB is quickly being cajoled into colluding in a new substance abuse scandal before the cloud of the recent steroid scandal has passed.