Steroids and Baseball

O.k. ladies and gentlemen, let's call it like it is. This whole steroid situation is becoming increasingly unfair to baseball players while ignoring the responsible party all together. Let's face it folks, the guilty party is the league itself and team ownership.

It seems as though an all out witch hunt has been imposed by the media on players while MLB its owners get off "scott free." Have we forgotten the great baseball strike of the eighties and it's affect on fan support? During that period, while baseball was in a state of hybernation, Michael Jordan was redefining sports as entertainment and football was emerging as the major money making sport in America. When baseball re-emerged it could not compete with its contending market without something to draw attention and fans back to the ballpark. Henceforth the "Steroid Era" took off! It really takes complete ignorance to not see the connection here. I'm not a rocket scientest but it seems pretty clear to me that the "Steroid Era" was instigated by baseball and it's owners. Homeruns are exciting and they draw fans to the stands. It's that simple.

Players like Alex Rodrigez, Barry Bonds and Miguel Tejada get payed to hit home runs and I can assure you that they have been encouraged, by their bosses, to make sure that they hit those home runs at any cost. If they don't hit those home runs then someone else, who does, will get their paycheck. Put yourself in their situation and then do the math. Since baseball came off strike MLB and its owners have encouraged it's players to use steroids. We all know it and we need to remember it before we start burning these guys at the stake.

Bud Selig and baseball? You need to stop passing the buck to your bread winners and start taking resposibility for the monster that "you" created!