Total - Not that Craig needs help or anything, but I don’t understand how the second bit you quoted demonstrates that Craig is trying to deny whatever facts the report may be offering.

Moses - With reference to the allegation of ARod exchanging pitch tipping, I don’t understand how a newspaper could possibly verify her anonymous source. Maybe I’m misinterpreting what you are trying to say. 

What bothers me is this: suppose that Roberts has it absolutely right, that her source is 100% legit, and ARod conspired with players on other teams to cheat. Who are these other players? Wouldn’t it be hard to trust a source who *couldn’t* say who it was that he supposedly conspired with? If this information is known, what reason would there be for it not being a part of the report? Naturally, if it turns out that Roberts actually names everyone she knows to be involved in this conspiracy to alter the outcome of games, this suspicion will be proved premature. But if the *only* player named is ARod, I don’t see how Roberts could say that her primary motivation is truth or the integrity of the game. *If* this is should be the case, she would have her “facts” absolutely right and still be on shaky ethical grounds.  IMHO, anyway.

Whew.  Great to see some logic and well-deserved skepticism infused in this anti-steroid, anti-ARod, and, in my opinion, flagrantly racist mania.

There is no evidence that’s even remotely plausible that’s been reported thus far.
Logically, the burden of proof should be on the accuser.  She’s making outrageous allegations without a shred of evidence, as far as I can tell.

The book ranks #190 on Amazon’s bestseller list.  Good to see that people aren’t piling on as much when you’re not in Bristol, Connecticut.