There are those of you who will be unenthused with a post about baseball anyway, as it’s certainly one of those hate-love type of sports. I also acknowledge that it is hard for even the most diehard fanatics out there to stay loyal when the news stories lately are only about steroid use. When baseball and Congress are used in the same sentence, it can undoubtedly be bad news.

To be sure, I think that everyone is simply sick of hearing about steroid use in baseball, me included. I have always hated Roger Clemens for something I can only describe as "sliminess;" however, other than the verification of his evilness, the charges of steroid use do no good for anyone. With the constant media attention on steroids, it is hard for new people to engage in the sport as they watch the current fans become more and more disillusioned. I of course recognize that this is an important issue that needs to be reported, but my complaint is that it often overshadows the baseball stories about baseball. It is only so popular because baseball is popular in the first place. I hope that sports journalists learn how to write about baseball again, especially in time for the season to start.

So I say congratulations to USA Today for coming out with the top ten intriguing story lines for next season, even if the first part of the article was about steroid use. The article discusses what has been going on in the off-season other than simply the trials. A little over a month to opening day—get excited, baseball fan or not!