Frank is no holds barred...
they woke him up from his dugout nap for this comment.
I agree with Frank, but it won't happen. It can't. the MLB never tested for the stuff.
Porbably what would happen if the MLB sacked up and decided to wipe his stats is that Palmeiro would sue and with the basic lack of evidence that this WASN'T Palmeiro's first time with the roids, the MLB would be ordered to reinstate his records....
If I recall, Robinson is somewhat of a wipe himself, isn't it? He may see Palmiero as a threat to his own O's stats.
Gotta love Frank, the last of the "old school" managers (well, maybe Pinella and Torre as well).
Could it be that Frank is getting revenge because the Orioles owner is not allowing Nationals games to be broadcast on TV. Just a thought.
I guess you have to look at it this way: a lot of hitters used steroids during the last 20-30 years. So did a lot of pitchers. Statistics compiled during that time frame thus are perfectly valid, because either the hitter or the pitcher was likely to have been using steroids at the time. There is no way MLB can pick out individual hitters and say "You were a villain!" when that same villain might have been struck out 200 extra times by steroid-fueled pitchers.
The playing field was level - everyone was allowed to do it. Now the playing field is level again, with no one allowed to do it. As a result, historical stats are still valid and aren't going to be changed.