Strike? Baseball Pushing the Limits Art Thiel Seattle Intelligencer

Players Union Weighs Setting Strike Date
Sonics Owner: Baseball Owes It to Fans
Fans Organize to Strike Baseball on July 11
COMMENT: "The national pastime's obsession with economic woes is a coverup. Its real problem is irrelevance." CHARLES P. PIERCE Boston Globe Sunday Magazine.

Beyond Steroids Patrick Hruby Washington Times

Steroids in Baseball Likely to Be Unchecked
Reggie Jackson sez: "Real Players Put Up Real Numbers"
COMMENT: "and they knew they were going to be tested." KEVIN TOWERS, San Diego GM on revealing that 8 out of 23 of his Triple A players recently tested positive for steroids.
COMMENT: "Is this testosterone-oozing image one the sport needs to cultivate? TIM COWISLAW. Dallas Morning News Columnist.