At a press conference on Thursday, former senator George Mitchell described a performance enhancing drug culture flourishing in Major League Baseball. Mitchell's long-awaited report identifies current and former players, including Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, and Miguel Tejada.
The report says that blame also lies with management — for looking the other way — and with the players' union, for resisting testing and advising its members not to cooperate with the investigation.
Guests:
Bill Littlefield, host of WBUR's Only A Game
Alan Schwarz, correspondent for The New York Times
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