Re: A-Roid
Posted: February 11th, 2009, 5:30 pm
People care about steroids in baseball more than football for a couple of reasons. Traditionally, baseball numbers are sacred, especially the home runs. The fact that the most sacred numbers in the sport have been surpassed by steroid users takes a lot of the mystique out of the game. Football has never been crazy over records the way baseball has.
Secondly, it's the absolute biggest stars in the game who are using steroids in baseball. Perhaps if the legends of football like Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Brett Favre were enhancing their performances through steroids, football would be looked upon differently.
Also, football has done a better job of cleaning their own house. Baseball ignored the problem and let it grow until it was out of control. However, their are still problems in all sports. Maybe someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but there still isn't a test for HGH. Of course urine tests are going to catch a lot less people than blood tests and I don't think any of the leagues do blood tests. Again, I'm not sure on that last point, but I think that's the way it still works.
Secondly, it's the absolute biggest stars in the game who are using steroids in baseball. Perhaps if the legends of football like Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Brett Favre were enhancing their performances through steroids, football would be looked upon differently.
Also, football has done a better job of cleaning their own house. Baseball ignored the problem and let it grow until it was out of control. However, their are still problems in all sports. Maybe someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but there still isn't a test for HGH. Of course urine tests are going to catch a lot less people than blood tests and I don't think any of the leagues do blood tests. Again, I'm not sure on that last point, but I think that's the way it still works.