The Major League Baseball Players Union is widely recognized as the strongest union in all of professional sports, and the architect of that union was a man by the name of Marvin Miller. Once again this year, Miller was snubbed by the Veterans Committee for a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame, which prompted Hal Bodley of the USA Today to call for an investigation. Gary Benz says the vets may have it right though. Like his successor Don Fehr, Miller served his constituency well. But it was under his watch that the union began fighting drug testing and turning a blind eye to performance enhancing drugs.

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It's time for Moot Points here on The Blurbs, and this week Hiko takes dead aim at The Oscars and the Pro Bowl, amongst other things in his weekly rant. He also weighs in on Romeo Crennel v. Marty Schottenheimer, the NFL Draft, the Browns coin flip with the Buccaneers, and 1-800-DIVORCE. Buckle up. It's Hiko Time. NOT FOR THE EASILY OFFENDED.

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Reader Joe L. from Parma's e-mail to us regarding Hiko's Moot Points column summed it up pretty well when he said "it's offensive and at times replulsing, yet I find myself hitting refresh repeatedly looking for it on Monday afternoons". This week, Hiko is all over the board. He hits on his annual review at work, David Carr, Sasha, LeBron, Kobe, women, The Godfather Trilogy, and setting his girlfriends cat on fire. DISCLAIMER: Not for the easily offended.

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Harken back to 2005 for a moment if you will. The Indians won 93 games and were improving each year under young skipper Eric Wedge. The Cavs were on the rise with their young superstar LeBron James and young coach Mike Brown, assistant to championship teams in San Antonio. And the Browns were applauded for bringing on the experienced Romeo Crennel to transition away from the Butch Davis mess. Now, two years later, things don't look as rosy, and that is the basis of Gary Benz's latest column.

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