Let me get this straight. In 2005, Victor Conte pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute steroids.  He admitted to running doping programs and has pretty much been the face of the Major League Baseball steroid scandal for a few years now.

After checking out Conte’s new website, where he is touting a new health supplement, Barry Bonds seems to have no problem posing with him and former trainer Greg Anderson, the man who allegedly provided Bonds with steroids.

All I can say is “wow!”

This is one of the most disturbing sites I have seen in a while, not because after serving a small jail sentence Conte is back selling supplements again. But, it is bothersome because Barry just doesn’t get it. Now call me crazy, but if I were Barry, the last person I would endorse is Conte and his shenanigans. Instead, he is smiling at the entire world, as to say “you can’t phase me, I can do whatever the heck I wanna do.”
Maybe he’s right.

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What a crazy week it’s been for sports memorabilia auctions. Mastro, Robert Edward, (ends this weekend) American Memorabilia, Bricol and others all close by this weekend.
I didn’t get a chance to analyze the final prices in these sales yet, but one card that caught my eye was Mastro’s 1903 E107 Briesch Williams Type I Honus Wagner ($111,6111). I won’t lie. I have never seen an example of this card, but I have a feeling there can’t be much more than a handful of these.

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The NFL Draft is tomorrow. I am pretty pumped about it because I assume my Packers will try to capitalize in a major way. The consensus in Packer Nation is that we will be making a draft-day trade with the Raiders for Randy Moss. The Packers are also slated to take running back Marshawn Lynch in the first round. Green Bay has a ton of cap room and the team has also been rumored to be after the Chiefs Larry Johnson.

I highly doubt that KC would dump the second-best running back in the league, but if they are willing to do something like that I am fine with paying him whatever he wants.