[munchtipq]

Sportsmanship applies only to your teammates and competitors. Collectively, the league. So if all the players decide that they don't anyone using steroids in their league, fine. It seems like a majority of players are okay with it, though.

Lots of things are unhealthy, and a lot more unhealthy than elevating your testosterone. Used responsibly, anabolic steroids are not that dangerous for adult men (they are not at all safe for minors and women, however).

And, assuming that players all agree to just go ahead and use steroids if they want to, where is the bad example?

[southernerwithanattitude]

Baseball is about history as much as it is about sport. It is a game of math and statistics. Numbers, numbers, numbers!
One of baseball fans favorite pastimes is comparing the players of long ago to current players and it is unfair to compare Babe Ruth to Barry Bonds because of his use of steroids. {I'm not even going to mention the season was 40 games shorter}

[sean327]

"And, assuming that players all agree to just go ahead and use steroids if they want to, where is the bad example?"

Where does it end? Kids in Jr High now think they have to juice up to compete. If everyone in the big leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL) is juiced, then those coming in will have to be juiced to make it and the kids who have played it staight lose out. It becomes a vicious cycle with no end and bad consequences.