POSTED 6-15-07

There are rotisserie heroes and fantasy goats. But some performances are so ugly, egregious or plain perplexing that it begs the refrain: What the F--k! Here is Update's seriously twisted moment this week.

With Bud Selig threatening Jason Giambi with suspension following his remarks concerning steroids on May 18, it should come as no surprise that banned substance abuse is taking over headlines yet again. This time the focus stems from a Giambi comment published in USA Today in which he admits: “I was wrong for doing that stuff”. Although the word steroid is never used, Giambi's semi-confession has jump started the Selig led witch hunt against former dopers. WTF! Like him or hate him, Jason Giambi has been one of the few players to show any sort of remorse for his actions. Meanwhile, during his pursuit of fairplay politics in the MLB Selig has let hipocrisy and fear undermine his campaign. Selig has repeatedly encouraged honesty among his ballplayers, but is the first to seek their hanging if found guilty. At the helm during one of the bleakest spots of baseballs storied history, Bud Selig must ultimately carry the blame for the drug scandals that have surrounded the sport throughout the last seven years. Afterall, he had no problem taking credit for the sports rennaissance following the rise of the home run; he looked the other way as the country collectively raised their eyebrows following the Bonds, Mcguire, Sosa madhouse homerun frenzy. In an era of quick money tell-all books (i.e. Jose Conseco) and finger pointing media (i.e. the usless congressional hearings), Giambi has shown himself a class act and apologized twice for his past misdeeds. With his team stuck in an un-Yankee like rut of ameuturish baseball Giambi should have known better than opening his mouth. But then again isn't this what Selig wanted when he said: "It is also important to create an environment so players can feel free to honestly and completely cooperate with this important investigation."? Giambi has never tested positive for any sort of banned substance since the MLB inplemented its anti-steroid policy in 2002 and has cooperated fully with baseball so far -- he even testified before a federal grand jury in 2003! But none of this matters. Mr. Selig will continue his persecution of dopers like this is the 1940's Red Scare, stirring up controversy where none exists.