Steroids in Baseball
Again.
The Steroid Era was supposed to be over when the Player’s Union passed the stringent drug testing policy four years ago, and yet, once a month a new name is dropped. So far, seven names have come out. That leaves 97 more to go. At two names a month, that's four years. Do we really want this wound to be fresh going into the 2013 World Series?
I understand that the players were told that these results would be held in the utmost of confidence, and I further understand that no punishment will be forthcoming, but the only thing that's being hurt by not releasing these names is MLB itself.
Here's the problem: The Commissioner doesn't have the list; it was given to the Player's Union. And, it was “sealed” by a federal judge. So it would actually be illegal for them to release the names. The penultimate catch 22...
Peace
The Steroid Era was supposed to be over when the Player’s Union passed the stringent drug testing policy four years ago, and yet, once a month a new name is dropped. So far, seven names have come out. That leaves 97 more to go. At two names a month, that's four years. Do we really want this wound to be fresh going into the 2013 World Series?
I understand that the players were told that these results would be held in the utmost of confidence, and I further understand that no punishment will be forthcoming, but the only thing that's being hurt by not releasing these names is MLB itself.
Here's the problem: The Commissioner doesn't have the list; it was given to the Player's Union. And, it was “sealed” by a federal judge. So it would actually be illegal for them to release the names. The penultimate catch 22...
Peace