The issue isn't with Sosa, its with the league itself. The theory behind corked bats are that they are lighter, and therefore you can produce more bat speed and hit the ball harder (never mind the whole less-weight-behind-the-bat-therefore-it-gets-cancelled-out philosophy). Question: Exactly how hard is it to weigh all game bats before each game? Not much at all. What point is a rule if you can onlt enforce it if a bat happens to EXPLODE?
Everyone cheats, and the leaugue knows it. Thats why I laughed whan the leaugue confoscated all those bats. There was no way ANY of them would come back corked, even if they were. The league is corrupt and Bud Selig is a puppet of the players union.
When you look at the problems facing baseball, corked bats are the least of their worries
1) Steroid abuse - Some players gain 50 pounds of muscle during their careers. Not too normal.
2) Corked bats, spitters, scuffed balls, etc. They are all commonly used, thats why you rarely see anyone check on them.
And the biggest problem...
3) The UNION - Far too powerful. Salaries have escalated to the point where only the top 6 - 8 basball markets in the country can afford to be competetive. 80% of the league knows that they'll stink bfore the season even begins, so why would their fans watch or care?
Solution: Enforce the regulations in place, instead of creatign new ones that won't be enforced either and install 2 things: A salary cap and a profit sharing plan between markets like they have in the NFL. You know how much fun it is to watch the NFL because of the parity in the league? There is a reason for that.
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