From our There Is a God desk

Praise the Lord! New York Yankees cancer Alex Rodriguez is thisclose to being banned from Major League Baseball for life.

From USA Today (roll your own here):

MLB prepared to ban A-Rod for life, suspend eight others

Commissioner Bud Selig is prepared to levy a lifetime suspension on New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, while suspending about eight others before the weekend, two people with knowledge of the negotiations told USA TODAY Sports.

The people were unauthorized to speak publicly because no announcement is expected until Thursday or Friday.

“I hope he does it,” former Commissioner Fay Vincent told USA TODAY Sports.

The hardhating staff hopes he does it too.