Bud Selig will take his time over the next couple of weeks and decide whether he has the stomach for a legal fight over Jason Giambi. MLB officials who questioned Giambi about his latest steroid admission Wednesday are turning their report over to the commissioner, and it will be up to Selig whether to seek punishment that would no doubt draw a grievance from the Players Association.
MLB sources have said that "hawks" in the commissioner's office are pushing for Selig to punish Giambi for essentially admitting to USA Today last week that he had used steroids in the past, elaborating on what he said in February 2005 when he publicly apologized, but never said for what. Several MLB officials concede that they would probably lose an arbitration battle with the Players Association, but want Selig to force the union to defend a player outed as a longtime steroid user, and who was identified by the Daily News on Wednesday as having failed an amphetamines test last season. Continue
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