Post by Fish Troll on Jan 15, 2007 18:16:50 GMT -5
Here some brain food about steroids rule history in baseball.
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The United States had a ban on steroids since 1988 and strengthened the ban in 1990. Major League Baseball has actually had an official ban on steroids since the days of Fay Vincent in 1991. And it was all because of the rumors of one player: Jose Canseco. The only problem was that the didn't test for them, but this still does not make the action of using steroids excusable.
Look at it this way: is marijuana, cocaine, or other drug use by an ordinary civilian alright just because the government doesn't constantly search our homes for it or make us all take drug tests? Obviously not: it's still a violation of the country's laws. So why is it alright for a baseball player to get away with breaking the rules just so long as they don't make it obvious?
This is the only reason we won't find positive drug tests on players like McGwire, Sosa, and others. It was illegal, but no one was tested. The positive tests aren't there, just testimony from others. And it's not just Canseco's testimony-- look into Curtis Wenzlaff, who has admitted to being the steroid dealer to Canseco and McGwire as far back as 1992 (FBI's Operation Equine). Check out former Reds trainer Larry Starr, who says even as far back as 1987, players were using steroids-- "Starr was suspicious of only one Red: an outfielder who had come to spring training the year before with 30 extra pounds and a lame explanation about changing his diet. He'd asked Starr if he should do steroids, then looked as if he'd ignored the advice." Of what I've found, that unnamed player appears to be Eddie Milner
Look at it this way: is marijuana, cocaine, or other drug use by an ordinary civilian alright just because the government doesn't constantly search our homes for it or make us all take drug tests? Obviously not: it's still a violation of the country's laws. So why is it alright for a baseball player to get away with breaking the rules just so long as they don't make it obvious?
This is the only reason we won't find positive drug tests on players like McGwire, Sosa, and others. It was illegal, but no one was tested. The positive tests aren't there, just testimony from others. And it's not just Canseco's testimony-- look into Curtis Wenzlaff, who has admitted to being the steroid dealer to Canseco and McGwire as far back as 1992 (FBI's Operation Equine). Check out former Reds trainer Larry Starr, who says even as far back as 1987, players were using steroids-- "Starr was suspicious of only one Red: an outfielder who had come to spring training the year before with 30 extra pounds and a lame explanation about changing his diet. He'd asked Starr if he should do steroids, then looked as if he'd ignored the advice." Of what I've found, that unnamed player appears to be Eddie Milner
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