World Baseball Classic moves closer to a roid free tourney

Baroid the Steroid announced that he's not batting second in Felipe Alou's lineup next season. Baroid told reporters in the Dominican Republic on Sunday that batting in the two spot "doesn't work for him". Well OK then. Baroid also announced that he won't be playing in the upcoming World Baseball Classic for fear of re-aggrevating his knee injury before the start of the upcoming season.

Baroid said this after completing a round of golf in a fund raiser in the Dominican. Could it be that the media scrutiny of his affiliation to the BALCO scandal might be another reason Baroid is steering clear of the Classic? The Steroid can better control the media when protected by Giants media relations personnel.