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SPORTS ARTICLES OF THE WEEK ARCHIVE:
FEBRUARY 11, 2005
Jose Canseco's new book,
Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids,
Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big, scheduled to be released on
February 14, has created a spiral accusations from various people, and
basically just confirmed what a lot of fans thought in the first place.
I am glad this book is coming out, because it will help to clean up
baseball, and hopefully make it more natural, but then again, I am
probably just being naive in thinking this book will deter players. The
players are always going to be one step ahead of the game. In today's
game, that little bit of extra strength provided illegally, can be the
difference between a couple million dollars. The players are not stupid,
and they will do whatever possible to give themselves the advantage over
the player on the other team.
A lot of people are going to blame the players in this scandal, and
rightfully so, but I don't think they should be the only ones
responsible. I think the owners and commisioneer Bud Selig are very much
responsible as well. Everyone knew the players were juicing up, but the
game was going good, the home run race of 1998, was bringing back fans
after the 1994 strike, and the media was relatively quiet about the
steroid issue. However, you have to believe that the owners knew what
was going on. A 35 year old man should not all of a sudden have his head
grow a couple inches. I have to admit that I did not really care that
the players were taking steroids, because baseball was so great to
watch, and the record breaking season was very exciting. But now, with
all the proof discovered against various players, including Mark
McGwire, Jason Giambi, and Barry Bonds, I definitely think there should
be a big asterick against all the records set from 1995-2005. I don't
really care about the records that much, but who I do care about is
players like Roger Maris, who will now be forgotten, because their
record was beat by someone cheating, Mark McGwire. Kids of the next
generation will have no idea who Roger Maris is, but now, they will know
Mark McGwire, or Barry Bonds, as the home run champion.
The next big issue in this major scandal, will be Hank Aaron's record,
of 755 homeruns. I really hope that Barry Bonds will not break this
record, because he doesn't deserve the record, if in fact he was
cheating, which all indications point to. I don't know about you, but if
I were a baseball writer, I would not vote for any player in this
"Steroid Era" of baseball, on the first ballot for the hall of fame.
That is an honor, that you are supposed to achieve by putting in hard
work throughout your career. Cheating is not exactly considered hard
work in my book. Granted, a lot of players are not on steroids, and
deserve to be in the Hall of Fame, but without definitive proof, I would
have to say that no one deserves to be voted in on the first ballot.
Clearly, this issue is not close to being over. I think this issue will
loom over baseball players for the rest of the 2005 season, and probably
the 2006 season. Major reforms are definitely needed in baseball, and
the game needs to get cleaned up. I don't know if Bud Selig is the right
man, but someone is going to have to step up, and institute a rigid
steroid testing program. Punishments need to be severe, and players
should get no more than two chances. I think this is bad news for
baseball, and it will get worse, before it gets better. Have a great
week, and get ready for spring training,
Tom
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