Yankees.com still doesn't have "Season Previews" from MLB.com like normal teams.

• MLB.com's "Season Preview" video on Yankees.com has been different from other team websites I've visited. For many weeks, MLB.com has run a continuous loop of "selected" Mitchell Report highlights on Yankees.com--as a stimulating 2008 Team Preview.

If you visited the site, you'd think the entire Mitchell Report was about the Yankees. As I posted here on 3/14, the Cardinals MLB.com video was all about the bright season ahead. No mention of the Mitchell Report whatsoever, Rick Ankiel, etc. The Cleveland Indians site, I thought might mention $25,000 HGH user Paul Bryd, but again, not a word there from MLB.com. Their video was all about the upcoming season.

• MLB.com is clearly free to shape public opinion unfettered by journalistic standards of any kind. Apparently the Yankees themselves don't even care.

A few minutes ago (3/18) I checked the Yankees.com site to see if the loop was still running. As of this moment, the Mitchell Report scandal is not running on the site, but neither is any other video. It starts, then stops after a few seconds, frozen on a frame of a few players on the field. So, I'll be checking back to see what MLB.com is doing.

• MLB.com has long since made clear its position regarding truth and integrity. It has none, but that's only part of the story. The worse part is that no one cares.

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