Steroid penalties not severe enough
You know what’s way more important than the silly marketing campaign to elect All-Stars, or trade rumors? Performance-enhancing drugs, both as an issue of public health and competitive integrity. If the Manny Ramirez circus has proven anything this season, it is that penalties for steroid use are not nearly severe enough. The guy cheats his way to a big contract, then is cheered in every rehab start and upon his return to the Dodgers. Fox showed a troubling lack of judgement by treating his at-bats Saturday as news events, showing him on a split screen. You know what I’m thinking if I’m Manny? That was worth it. Yet, the AP reports that MLB chafed at legitimate criticism of its program. I thought I’d pass this story along, for those who might be looking for a brief change of pace from the topics du jour, and something else to think about. Of course, the Roy Halladay drama is also quite intruiging and real, so click here for the post on Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi. And take a nap until 4pm, when this whole ad campaign will be over and, thank goodness, we will never have to hear the phrase "Bran Torino" again.
Steroid penalties not severe enough
Andy Martino
You know what’s way more important than the silly marketing campaign to elect All-Stars, or trade rumors? Performance-enhancing drugs, both as an issue of public health and competitive integrity.
To the apologists and proponents of PED use in professional sports: Those who use are liars and cheaters. They diminish the sport they are privileged to play. They provide horrible role models for our youth. The users aren't the victims. Stop defending the cheaters!— spinmeister- MrDip, your name fits.....— Mark1npt
- Jason are you 14? WADA is the way to go. Singular punishment worldwide for every offense in every sport should be the goal. Cheaters should be made to suffer mightily, I don't care if TV ratings go down. It's (WADA's policy is) the only true deterrant. Public shame doesn't work anymore, they're all guilty and the public doesn't care. look ar this board......and look at the media for celebrating Manny RAMIREZ the way they did. Pitiful.— Mark1npt
- Competitive balance? I want to see the best athletes perform as well as they can. Matt Stairs seems like a hell of a nice guy and I love that he's on the Phils but there's a reason he isn't in the All-Star Game this year. He's not the best. Give me bigger, stronger. This is sports. Athletes are our post-modern superhero-warriors. They aren't role models - they are paid athletes who entertain me with how well they play baseball for which I pay them money in the form of tickets and merchandise purchases.— smel4727
- Addendum on my "role model" comment: Athletes are not role models. And I am the father of a two year old who took his daughter to her first game at age 7-months and who watched the Parade in October. I and her mother are her primary role models. I love the Phillies but athletes as role models? That's my job.— smel4727
- Athletes are defacto role models for kids who admire and look up to them. Maybe some don't embrace that role, but it's real. Ask J-Roll and and Ryan; they understand their responsibility. Of course, parents are the main influencers. There also is the affect of cheating on the integrity of the game. It matters.— CenterCityPhan
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