Mark McGwire used steroids. He said so. All that does is validate all those suspicions we've had for years.
So, what does this all mean? Is this good or bad? Does it really even matter?
To be honest, it doesn't matter. McGwire's admission is relatively meaningless since he's been out of baseball for nearly a decade. Meaningless since he can't and won't be punished for any of this. Meaningless since baseball won't take away his statistics or records. In the realm of the ability to settle this matter ... it falls short.
I will say that I'm glad that he admitted this. I'm in the camp that all these roid users should come out and admit they've done wrong. Just as I said, baseball can't really do anything to you unless you outright lie to authorities (and even that is a tough rap to pin as well). "Apparently" the weight of all these secrets is harmful to your health. Get it out there!
Of course, that won't happen ... especially for those like McGwire who have already retired. Look at the backlash that Big Mac has taken over the past 36 hours. Has Pete Rose's situation gotten any better once he admitted he bet on baseball? Nope. So why would anyone come out and put themselves through that public ridicule?
I'm fine with baseball keeping these inflated statistics. You can't know how many of McGwire's home runs were off pitchers who were also using steroids. Cheating or not, they got away with it. But I'm also fine with not allowing these people into the Hall of Fame. If Rose can't get in there despite none of his playing statistics were helped by his gambling, then these steroid users ... admitted or not ... shouldn't get in there. That's more effective than any asterick.
The sad fact in this is that ... and I know everyone hates to hear this ... but steroids works. Remember that McGwire was broken down in the early-to-mid-1990s. He couldn't stay on the field due to injuries and when he was playing his stats were horrible. In the years he admitted to using steroids, he became a legend. He went from Rob Deer to Babe Ruth. He was given endoresment deals, huge salaries and became larger than the game. That summer of 1998 will be remembered by everyone despite the participants both being linked to steroids.
It's like selling your soul to the devil, only that the devil really can't come to collect.
So, what does this all mean? Is this good or bad? Does it really even matter?
To be honest, it doesn't matter. McGwire's admission is relatively meaningless since he's been out of baseball for nearly a decade. Meaningless since he can't and won't be punished for any of this. Meaningless since baseball won't take away his statistics or records. In the realm of the ability to settle this matter ... it falls short.
I will say that I'm glad that he admitted this. I'm in the camp that all these roid users should come out and admit they've done wrong. Just as I said, baseball can't really do anything to you unless you outright lie to authorities (and even that is a tough rap to pin as well). "Apparently" the weight of all these secrets is harmful to your health. Get it out there!
Of course, that won't happen ... especially for those like McGwire who have already retired. Look at the backlash that Big Mac has taken over the past 36 hours. Has Pete Rose's situation gotten any better once he admitted he bet on baseball? Nope. So why would anyone come out and put themselves through that public ridicule?
I'm fine with baseball keeping these inflated statistics. You can't know how many of McGwire's home runs were off pitchers who were also using steroids. Cheating or not, they got away with it. But I'm also fine with not allowing these people into the Hall of Fame. If Rose can't get in there despite none of his playing statistics were helped by his gambling, then these steroid users ... admitted or not ... shouldn't get in there. That's more effective than any asterick.
The sad fact in this is that ... and I know everyone hates to hear this ... but steroids works. Remember that McGwire was broken down in the early-to-mid-1990s. He couldn't stay on the field due to injuries and when he was playing his stats were horrible. In the years he admitted to using steroids, he became a legend. He went from Rob Deer to Babe Ruth. He was given endoresment deals, huge salaries and became larger than the game. That summer of 1998 will be remembered by everyone despite the participants both being linked to steroids.
It's like selling your soul to the devil, only that the devil really can't come to collect.
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