I have a fantasy that is surely destined to remain a fantasy. I'd love to see an athlete clearly admit to knowingly taking "performance enhancing drugs" and admit it was cheating. He should express sincere remorse for damaging the credibilty of his chosen profession and make every effort to cooperate in the effort to clean up his sport. He should then retire and find something else to do with his life.
Watching Alex Rodriguez's lame attempt to "apologize" and field questions about his involvement with PED's was utterly predictable. He has now joined the ranks of other tainted atheletes who've made complete fools of themselves in an effort to salvage something they don't possess. A good reputation. This is no surprise to me, I've been saying this about him for years. Look at him! He's huge! In fact, I don't buy his PED time frame at all. He looks bigger now than when he was on the Rangers. Let's not forget this is the same guy who left the Mariners for the Rangers, and not for the money (Haaaa! Haaaa!). And what's with the current trend to "plead young and stupid" in an effort to excuse cheating, drug use, sexual promiscuity, fathering illegitimate children, etc? Is 24 or 25 years old the new 16 0r 17? I don't think so! It's merely an effort to downplay serious moral flaws!
My motto for a number of years has been "If you have low expectations, you're never dissapointed".
Bud Selig and the owners are another story. I don't believe for a minute they didn't know what was going on. They didn't notice that the players looked more WWF than MLB? An eyebrow didn't raise as longstanding MLB records were shattered? They allowed it to continue because the turnstiles were spinning like propellers. Ultimately they don't give a crap about the players or the integrity of sport, it's all about profits.
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Hey, Roadie!
I'd like to see an athlete actually tell the real, honest truth: "Heck, yeah, I took them!", or "Damn betcha I took that bong hit! It's none of your business, even if the picture made the internet. Screw you federal investigators and Congress. You are malicious parasites. And, no, Mr. Senator, I don't believe you have any constitutional authority whatsoever to be conducting this investigation. Go mind your own business." Ahhh, dreams.
Bud Selig? Out of everybody involved in the steroids issue, he alone holds the dubious distinction of having the steroids scandal take place right under his nose - both as an owner and commissioner. What money won't buy these days...
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