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4 Va. Sports & Ent. L.J. 155 (2004-2005)
Doping, Juicing, and Executive Bypass Oversight: A Case Study of Major League Baseball's Steroid Scandal

handle is hein.journals/virspelj4 and id is 161 raw text is: Note Doping, Juicing, and Executive Bypass Oversight: A Case Study of Major League Baseball's Steroid Scandal David K. Osei* Introduction .............................................. 155 I. Executive Bypass: Fitting the Steroids Scandal into Theories of C ongressional O versight ............................................................................. 158 A . D efining O versight ......................................................................... 159 B. Executive-Bypass and the Fire Alarm Model of Oversight ............ 162 II. Who Wants What? A Survey of Stakeholder Interests and Strategies... 164 A . T he E xecutive ................................................................................. 164 B . C ongress ......................................................................................... 16 5 C . The Players U nion .......................................................................... 165 D. The Owners and Major League Baseball ........................................ 169 E . F an s ................................................................................................. 169 III. P rediction s ............................................................................................ 170 C onclu sion ................................................................................................. 172 INTRODUCTION On January 20, 2004, President George W. Bush charged the nation's major sports with an important duty: To help children make right choices, they need good examples. Athletics play such an important role in our society, but, unfortunately, some in professional sports are not setting much of an example. The use of performance-enhancing drugs like steroids in baseball, football, and other sports is dangerous, and it sends the wrong message-that there are shortcuts to accomplishment, and that J.D. candidate, University of Michigan School of Law, expected, 2005.