In other news, Selig seems to be leaning towards suspending Giambi as early as next week, especially if he doesn't cooperate with the Mitchell investigations.
My question - I don't see any way this can be done. 1.) Giambi admitted to taking "stuff" in the article. 2.) Unless he is incredibly stupid, he probably didn't admit in his meetings with MLB to taking steroids after the rules went into effect for baseball 3.) The leaked grand jury testimony was about use before the rules went into effect.
Is there any real legal ground Selig even has here? I can't see the Players Union sitting by and taking this quietly...
I don't think a suspension can survive a challenge from the union. The actions, for which a player may be suspended, are enumerated in the CBA, and there is no specific provision dealing with not cooperating with a fact finding investigation.
Selig isn't interested in suspending Giambi for his past use of or discussions about steroids. His apparent threat to suspend is based on Giambi's expected failure to cooperate fully with the Mitchell investigation.
