04/23/24
March 30, 2005
E-MD: Dr. Elliot J. Pellman, the medical adviser for Major League Baseball and a staunch defender of its steroid policy before Congress, has been caught exaggerating his medical credentials.
Its not suprizing--but I think its being over blown here
posted by daddisamm at 10:28 AM on March 30, 2005
I don't think you inflate three different aspects of your resume on accident, and throwing his secretary under the bus is pretty low. Though this may not be as big a deal as the New York Times makes it, it's another black eye for baseball. What does Bud Selig have to do to get fired?
posted by rcade at 11:13 AM on March 30, 2005
Maybe Bud will just retire and go off into the sunset lol....I do agree with you Rcade, but it just seems to be open season on MLB. I am not saying that there shouldnt be; but one can go over board. When it comes to bashing MLB these day, we see a "peeing contest" going on in the media. Who can come up with the most dirt. I guess I am getting tired of all of the stories. Lets play ball
posted by daddisamm at 11:23 AM on March 30, 2005
I'm eager for Opening Day also. It will be interesting to see what kind of numbers people put up in the post-juicing era.
posted by rcade at 12:37 PM on March 30, 2005
It sounds bad at first, but when you read the details, they don't sound like purposeful inflation. It took the NY Times about two paragraphs to explain the difference between a certificate and a medical degree from SUNY. Not so easy to do on a resume, so that error makes some sense. As does the error about no longer being a fellow because he doesn't pay dues. Still he should be more scrupulous about his resume. The fact that his resume is inaccurate was less damaging than the fact that he knew very little about baseball's steroid policy as a supposed expert.