what tradition? the game of baseball has been constantly changing since it was invented. moving the mound up, moving it back down, changing how the balls are wound, changing rules about bats, re-centering the strike zone. and those are just the small changes.
as a whole, professional baseball has become a whole different entity, where contracts come before quality of play. this is not inherently wrong, this is how every major venue of entertainment is. albums are not rated on their quality but on their sales. movies not by their merits but by their grosses. ballplayers not by their skill but by their salary.
keeping steroids out of the professional league isn't going to change any of this and bring back an older form of the game and make people stop paying to see names instead of games.
I am sure Joe Jackson, Hal Chase & Co. would have hired you to argue their case..but they were rightly banned - and so should the steroid users - their conduct has directly impacted the integrity of the game...ah for a Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis to mete out the punishment...