WOT: Steriods in Baseball, are you still a fan? Options

[campbellcj]

I basically haven't given a crap about baseball since I quit Little League around 13 or so. For whatever reason, I've always found it boring to play, boring to watch, and way too loaded with corporate and personal BS. Same is true for many/most sports I guess, but baseball seems even worse than most.

[Mrs. K]

current poll on AOL

Do you believe Barry Bonds' testimony that he didn't know he was taking steroids?
No 84%
Yes 12%
Not sure 4%

Gee, what a surprise I am having! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

Lisa (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

[MattR]

Well thanks for your opinion Campbell. That wasnt out of place at all (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif).

Anyway, I love baseball more then my 914 because at least I can rely on the dodgers sucking in the playoffs. I cant rely on my 914 to do anything but rust (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif).

Seriously though, it just hurts the youth in this game. Things like this are going to worsen the condition of baseball. I feel bad for my little bro (14 years old and already throws in the low 80s) who might pursue a career in baseball because he's going to feel these reprecussions. I just hope he doesnt do anything they can detect in urine samples (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif)

[wheelo]

I'll take 300k per year to "play catch" and ride the pine!
WAh-Wah- Wah ....Winers! Too many ego's & weak minds. Sure better living through modern chemistry, some of those people pointing fingers at Bonds & Giambi, are also taking Viagra, anti-depressant, heart meds, or any host of freakin drugs! Ball-Players are simply entertainers and a reflection of our society. I love baseball, football, and hockey! These are great sports and they will survive, the leaders of the leagues, need to grow some balls and take on the players unions! Yup, you heard it here.... there are plenty of guys waiting for their "shot" at the Big Leagues.... the term Zero Tolerance comes to mind.

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[Rhodes71/914]

Great so now I here that if baseball can't get it together that Senator John McCain is going to introduce legislation to deal with the problem. Guess they can due to the anti-trust exemption that baseball has.

More gov regulations, gotta love that!

[krk]

Ran across a great article today. Located here:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/co...39;+credibility

But it's not really rocket science, is it? Take a sport, and pile up "big money on the table if you are successful." All areas of regulation will be tested (equipment, drugs, etc) -- if your drug testing policy has weaknesses, it will likely be exploited by someone. And if you look at the level of ingenuity applied in some sport with seemingly rigorous programs (i.e. the olympics), it's not a big step to think about the same machinery being applied in sports with less rigorous programs.

It's business. So was Enron.

kim.

[Meredith]

I'd like to start out with a little disclaimer. Baseball is not my life and it doesn't rank as a top issue that warrants my constant attention.

That being said, I guess the steroid use bothers me. Not so much because of the impact it has on baseball and its image, but more for health reasons. Bonds is an older player and I think it's stupid that he's subjecting himself to the things Lisa mentioned. I don't believe his denials. I highly doubt that a player would take an unknown substance just because a friend provides it.

However, I'm not too worked up about it. These players had talent long before steroids entered into the picture. Bonds has a good eye (usually), a quick swing and power (with or without steroids). I'm not going to stop watching baseball or going to games because of this. In fact, I just got a pink Giants hat for my birthday that I'm anxious to christen. April can't come soon enough!

In short, steroid use sucks. But it's not the end of my world. Go Giants. The end.