What I don't understand what is so fundamentally wrong with Rodney Harrison taking HGH to recover from a major injury. Why shouldn't we allow pitchers to use HGH to recover from shoulder problems? And if we find HGH doesn't cause major health problems, why shouldn't athletes be able to use it to get stronger? How is it any different than getting a B-12 shot, a cortisone shot, or taking creatine? How is it any different from drinking protein shakes?
The day is approaching that a steroid will come about that won't have many side effects when used properly. When that day arrives, why shouldn't ball players be able to use it?
The reality of why HGH is against the rules in sports is because so many players started using them for their similarity to steroids in over all effect and their lack of detectability. Had they not been introduced to sports as basically a steroid substitute, if instead they’d come in from the medical side as a good healing regimen, they probably wouldn’t be against the rules. Eventually they’re probably going to dump all these rules because they’re basically unmanageable, somebody is always going to find a way to make an undetectable variant, and somebody is always going to be willing to take them. And, sadly, in the end performance enhancers give the audience more of what they want, we watch sports for the performance, if it wasn’t for the side effects of the methods it’s hard to argue that enhanced performances are a bad thing.
There is nothing wrong with it. There is a lot of ignorance about HGH, and people blithely toss it in with "steroids". It could not be more different. Instead of banning HGH, why not just allow anyone to take it, under certain circumstances? Wouldn't that level the playing field? Don't we want players to come back sooner from injuries? Isn't that better for each sport?