[vincesanity82]

Ah, the holiday season. Hanukkah is here; the Christmas songs are floating in the air; and Kwanzaa is just around the corner. And who could forget about Boxing Day? And then, before you know it, 2008 arrives, a fresh calender filled with the blank squares of opportunity sprung anew. It's almost too much to handle in one month.

Then again, if George Mitchell's report meets the hype, we might have to add another holiday to the calender. Yes, it will be remembered forever, for it will be the glorious day Mitchell finally revealed the stable of mid-level MLB players that probably sort of took steroids:

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that according to two officials with knowledge of former Sen. George Mitchell's probe of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, the report will be released in the two weeks before Christmas, rather than during the winter meetings. That means that teams could make deals during the winter meetings, only to learn two weeks later that the free agent they just signed faced possible discipline by Major League Baseball for past use of banned substances.

Whoops! Here's hoping, for the Tigers' sake, that Miguel Cabrera is clean; same goes for the Angels and Torii Hunter, and anyone else signed this offseason. If Bud Selig starts laying down 50-game suspensions this winter, Christmas will be even more depressing than usual.

George Mitchell Has a Present for You - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

[ThePundit]

I really don't think these teams care who is on the list. Look at Paul Byrd. He was nailed red-handed and Cleveland re-signed him without blinking. And Jose Guillen just got a huge deal from the Royals.

[EmpireWF]

Rumor out there is the report will be given to MLB late next week. Wonder how long after that it will take for names to leak out.

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

Rumor out there is the report will be given to MLB late next week. Wonder how long after that it will take for names to leak out.

maybe a day or 2 max..