In order to prevent forgetting the past I thought it was time I took a second look at The Mitchell Report. This was Major League Baseball's investigation into the widespread use of illegal drugs amongst it's players.
Instead of re-reading my personal copy of the report I decided to look at it from a different angle...
The image below is an illustration of the words used in the report. The bigger the word appears, the more frequent it was used in the report. They say the devil is in the details and I've highlighted a few of the devilsh details which do not stand out at first glance. Here they are:
Clemens
Canseco
Bonds
McNamee
and one of the most frequent words: Radomski
Which of these 5 words have you heard of the most in relation to baseball and steroid use?
Why has Radomski, an admitted drugs dealer, had relatively little media attention when compared to the 4 other names mentioned?
Arguably, as a provider of illegal substances, he has had more impact on the game of baseball than any player in modern times.
Anyway, I'll end there before I get carried away on my soapbox, I just thought the word cloud thing was cool and wanted to share it with you.
Back to the game..
Aneez
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