Scott Ostler in this morning's SF Chronicle (keepin in mind that he's a humor writer even when he dabbles in serious subjects):
<<......Kelli White, first-time loser, forfeits four years of victories, loses the next two years of competition, including the Olympics, loses her income and is publicly disgraced.
<<Now, if any big-time baseball player gets similarly BALCOed, busted by hard evidence of steroid use, here is his Draconian punishment: zero fine, zero suspension, zero public disclosure, zero loss of sponsorship and endorsement omoneyh, adn a paid drug treatment program. Seriously. That's it.
<<However, if a manicure-pedicure package is offered at the player's chosen drug-treatment facility, he must pay that expense himself.....>>
<<......Kelli White, first-time loser, forfeits four years of victories, loses the next two years of competition, including the Olympics, loses her income and is publicly disgraced.
<<Now, if any big-time baseball player gets similarly BALCOed, busted by hard evidence of steroid use, here is his Draconian punishment: zero fine, zero suspension, zero public disclosure, zero loss of sponsorship and endorsement omoneyh, adn a paid drug treatment program. Seriously. That's it.
<<However, if a manicure-pedicure package is offered at the player's chosen drug-treatment facility, he must pay that expense himself.....>>
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