Maybe he felt it wasn't time yet, or maybe he was in deep denial. But whatever the reason, why did it take Mark McGwire so long to admiit what some of the rest of us all ready knew or suspected? That he was using some kind of performance enhancing drugs?

Not unlike its refusal to use an independent lab and auditor for its illegal substance abuse testing program of its players, Major League Baseball might have to revisit its head-in-the-sand approach to many of its policies. In this most recent bugaboo, its umpire training, evaluation and post-season selection process.

With the season over, the Los Angeles Dodgers have some important questions to ask themselves regarding Manny Ramirez.

Most baseball fans are probably unaware of a new computer technology, mandated by MLB, and its use throughout 2009, that will be precedent setting for seasons to come. Read on to learn more about it.

At a time when rumor and innuendo in sports journalism has arguably never been more pervasive, one would hope the current active senior statesmen of their craft would still have an interest in maintaining their once high standards. Here's a look at how they are doing.

With all of the names popping up from the infamous "list of 104" in the media lately, it's time to take a look at some of the bigger names and diagnose exactly what was, and is, at stake since their forthcoming of performance enhancing drug use. To some they might have been known as kings, but now they're kings of nothing.

Is Derek Jeter on his way to becoming the next Pete Rose, or is he already on the path towards becoming another star who's brightest light has begun to fade?

I grew up cheering my favorite athletes and teams. More than that, I had moments of happiness that I can remember about certain players and sports. I had the opportunity to enjoy those moments with family and I wonder if children of the future will still have these feelings.

Were the car business not so embedded in the American way of life, perhaps it would be less tragic. But, the fallout will be felt for decades to come, on many levels, and few communities will be spared, including the financing of Little League Baseball.

The Luxury Tax in Major League Baseball was implemented as a way to create further revenue for the teams deemed "small market" and unable to generate the revenue that the "bigger market" franchises in New York or Los Angeles are able to obtain. When taking an in depth look into this practice, will it come to light that there are owners who aren't as willing to spend money?