He also brought up a great point that I agree with and believed even before I read this book: that Mitchell protected the Boston Red Sox and Florida Marlin franchises since he at times worked for both as a consultant. Really, think about it. How many Yankee players were named compared to Red Sox? The only Red Sox player I remember hearing was Mo Vaughn who hasn't played for the team in about a decade!
Does he offer anything, other than conjecture, that Mitchell was protecting certain franchises? George Mitchell is a man of uncommon credibility, principle and integrity, and was widely recognized as the best man for the investigation. His report goes into painstaking and exhaustive detail about how every piece of evidence was obtained. I doubt he would compromise his reputation just to stick it to the Yankees.
