Steve Blechman NEVER said anything about Lee already being in, so stop the bullshit. Muscular Development did not sign him having any more knowledge of the situation than Bob did. They signed him because they felt like it.
Although I dislike the way Bob has handled this situation in the past, being somewhat dismissive and at times combative, he did everything he could this time around, guided Lee as best as he could, and left it in the hands of the IFBB heads. That's it.
At this point I don't think it's fair to single out Bob.
But I do think that making Lee wait until the Olympia, not allowing him to at least enter for the Muscular Development sponsored Atlantic City Pro show is a slap in the face to him. He already waited over a year, and now is being told that he wont have an answer until later this year, and wont have an opportunity to compete in a major show until 2009.
The fans want him back, the sport needs him back, and everyone seems to be rooting for him at this point. Why the IFBB needs to wait until the Olympia to say yes or no is beyond me.
But Bob did everything he could, and that's the end of that. Anything else is speculation.