SICK OF IT

I’m sick of hearing about steroids in baseball, but not football or anything else non-Olympic. This comes down to one thing—stats and historical importance and that’s why I think sports writers and hosts especially get so up in arms about it.

Yes, it is unethical to have an uneven playing field and yes, anabolic steroids are illegal. (But HGH isn’t and baseball doesn’t test for that). But do we really think some players wouldn’t have used steroids 70 years ago if they could have had access to them or been aware of what they could do? In a sport that didn’t even allow blacks to compete in the big leagues for almost 50 years, why are we so worried about who should be in the Hall of Fame or who the “true” home run champ of all time is? Isn’t the real problem that astronomical contracts are being given to those who produce “numbers” on the field regardless of whether or not they know how to be champions on and off the field, thereby encouraging players to disregard their health and the rules for the next $20 million a year contract? What do you think—should we treat all baseball numbers the same regardless of which era they were accrued in or should we start putting asterisks everywhere? Should Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Alex Rodriguez be able to go to the Hall of Fame and if so, what about Pete Rose?

Something to think about…

Peace.