Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Bruno‘ hits stores on Nov 17 and he’s released an unaired scene featuring Pete Rose to help promote the DVD. Bruno is set to interview Rose but there’s no furniture in the building. That’s where the day laborers and sushi served on a naked guy come in. Read the full story

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Before the Mitchell Report was released there was news the Mitchell investigators had asked about Pete Rose. That was dumb because everybody knows the only juice the hit king deals with is of the bookmaker variety. During the taping of Wednesday night’s Sports Unfiltered with Dennis Miller, Pete got a chance to speak on the Mitchell Report.

“The Mitchell Report’s come out, and I never thought anybody would make me look like an altar boy.”

“I’ve been suspended 18 years for betting on my own team to win … I was wrong … but these guys today, if the allegations are true, they’re making a mockery of the game.”

It’s close, but I’m gonna side with Pete. Gambling is the number one crime in baseball, but Pete Rose committed his crime alone. The steroid era involves management, ownership, and hundreds of players. It’s a conspiracy, a scandal, and a bigger black eye than Pete Rose’s gambling. As you would expect, John Dowd, the author of the Dowd Report, disagrees..

“He committed the capital crime of baseball… He’s the king of capital crime.”

18 years later and still hatin.. Let it go John, let it go.

Dowd dismisses Pete Rose’s protests on ‘roids vs. betting. Courtesy of Newsday

Tags: Pete Rose, Steroids, Mitchell Report, Baseball, Dennis Miller

George Mitchell’s steroid investigation findings are the other shoe waiting to drop. Everybody knows it’s coming, but nobody knows when. Names are supposedly gonna be revealed, so MLB’s gonna have to figure out a way to sweep the report under a rug before next season. Hopefully Bud Selig has been taking notes from David Stern on how to handle a potentially league crippling scandal.

During the course of the investigation George Mitchell has tried to talk to anyone he felt could give some insight into performance enhancing drug usage in Major League Baseball. The only player he has spoken with is Jason Giambi, and that’ only because pressure was applied to Giambi. With the lack of available people to question, the Mitchell investigators turned to people formerly associated with the game. Read the full story

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If O.J. is gonna get ten friends together, it would have to include a whacked out bunch like this video. The Juice, Pete Rose, Michael Vick, Tanya Harding, Bill Belichick, Mike Tyson, Jose Canseco, Ricky Williams, Tim Donaghy, Pacman Jones, and Rae Carruth make up “O.J.’s Eleven.. Gotta love Belichick with the camera… I have one question though.. Where the hell is Al Cowlings? Not just in the video, in real life. He shook O.J. like Barry Sanders did Rod Woodson.

Tags: OJ Simpson, You Tube, OJ’s Eleven, Sports, Comedy

Since bursting onto the NFL scene in 2001, Michael Vick has divided people with his talent and potential. There were folks that thought he would revolutionize the quarterback position as a strong armed, scrambling threat. There were others that thought he was nothing more than a running back lined up under center. Vick’s play didn’t help to settle the argument. He could stink it up for a few games and be amazing in others. He was never as good as the Vick lovers made him out to be, and never as bad as the haters claimed. Michael’s every move was seen as potential ammunition in the pro/anti Vick debate, and he was dealing arms to both sides. Unfortunately for MV, his enemies have the bomb, in the form of his plea agreement.

I’ve written about the Vick case from time to time, but I was trying to wait to see how things would truly develop. The plea deal means that the story is over for the time being, and that Michael Vick will be going to jail… Possibly for 3 years?!?! The things that he’s been accused of and will admit to are disgusting and ignorant. I’m not here to defend Michael Vick and his actions, but 3 years in jail or a lifetime ban from the NFL would be cruel and unusual. Six to twelve months in jail and a one year ban from the league seem fair to me when you keep things in perspective.

After reading the indictments and gathering all of the information I could over the past few months, here is what I have learned from Michael Vick’s predicament… Read the full story

The Marlins are close to getting a new home. Thank you Sun-Sentinel

Racism involving a golf club. Thank you The Post-Standard

Bob Kraft inventing weed sensing wet wipe. Thank you Boston Herald

Pete Rose is in Reno meeting with the Italians. Thank you Reno Gazette Journal

No developments in the murder of Bryan Pata. Thank you The Miami Hurricane

The House is helping the players. Thank you The Lompoc Record

Rapper Cam’ron apologizes for making ass of himself on 60 minutes. Thank you All Hip Hop

The Fab Five of underrated sports blogs. Thank you Ball Hype

79 year old woman killed by golf cart in Oregon. Thank you The Seattle Times

Wagering on the NFL draft. Thank you Covers

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