A Sad Time in Baseball History
It’s too bad that the Mitchell Report finally happened, or at least the way it happened. Did they really have to give up names? It’s too bad. Why you ask? Because that list is way bigger than the names that were given up. That list includes a large percentage of baseball, all the way up to the owners. Players are being thrown under the bus for something that owners and MLB executives failed to implement earlier. Come on! Everyone who is reading this rant knows that steroids were a MAJOR part of baseball. How else do you explain the 5 foot nothing second baseman hitting .300 with 35 hr and 100 rbi? The same guy was 25 lbs. lighter just three months ago and just happened to be in a contract year in a grossly overpaid market. I’m not talking about a specific player, I’m talking about a lot of players….more than were on that list.
We loved it too. You know you did. After watching the game of the early to mid eighties, the game that would put you to sleep in just minutes. It was a change of pace. The home run is baseball’s biggest money maker. It brings fans to the games. Yeah, the true baseball fanatics enjoy the game played 4-3 with sac bunts, hit-n-runs and stolen bases. Games with defense and pitching right? But the common baseball fan loves that home run, and the MLB knows that.
So why would they test for steroids? Lets face it. They all got greedy. Major League Baseball, owners, players, clubhouse workers, and fans. That homerun and that money associated with it made us all greedy.