>>>Ah...the just in case statement, for when it is finally proven for a certainty that he did indeed use steroids. Yeah, that will make A-okay.<<<
Nope. He still cheated, and steroids were banned by MLB. I’m no Bonds fan, really. I find him obnoxious. But he did accomplish something pretty extraordinary.
I just find the fake (or unprincipled) outrage to be annoying. Why rail against Barry Bonds when it has been going on for ages? It’s rampant in the NFL and college football. I saw the usage as a college athlete. Wouldn’t have helped me as a swimmer, but quite a few of the baseball players and huge percentages of the football team were using them. No one says a word about what happens in the NFL. Though it’s blantantly obvious.
As someone who has a possible interest in endocrinology one day, I find the over-hyping and misinformation about anabolic steroids to be a bit ridiculous, as well. Their usage has side-effects, but when properly dosed, they’re not the killers a lot of people make them out to be.
Consider it a general irritation about a constant flow of misinformation. I’m sure economists or engineers (or whoever) feel the say way, the latter especially over this bridge hubub.
Regarding the above statement. Maybe some people are baseball fans and not football fans. As to anyone anywhere concerned about steroid use in the NFL, I’ll get back to you after I have done a search. I cannot believe “No one” has ever said a word about being a problem in football. And how is his accomplishment extraordinary if indeed he only got there by using steroids? Let’s face it, the legitimacy of it is suspect.
Steroid use and the NFL. 10/23/06 NFL suspends Shawne Merriman for 4 games (steroid use). I strongly suggest before stating that “No one says a word about what happens in the NFL.” you do even a minute of research. Google is your friend.
“He still cheated, and steroids were banned by MLB”
You are completely wrong.
Before 2002, Major League Baseball had no official policy on steroid use among players. As part of a collective bargaining agreement, players and owners agree to hold survey testing in 2003. If more than 5% of results from the anonymous tests are positive, formal testing and penalties will be put into place the next year.
Barry Bonds played by the rules of the day. Even at 43 he is still a feared hitter, arguably the greatest of all time.