I imagine that no one was surprised to hear that an elite athlete was caught cheating. I wonder if it really matters. The real problem is that the ESPN world we live in is all about highlights.
As we continue to watch sports, we all have become part of the problem. We certainly only want to watch highlights but what used to a great play, hit, goal etc. it is no longer a highlight. If we know it, then the players know it and so do the owners.
I am not naive enough to believe that that the owners where not aware that players were cheating. The question is why? Why did it all come to this?
My guess is that most pro athletes are egotistical. They have been coddled their entire lives. When someone comes around who may replace them or make them look mortal, they wonder what can I do to make sure I remain "the MAN"? Well, we all know the answer. Certainly the owners took a blind eye to the problem. If they don't fill the seats they don't make money. And if you think for one second they are concerned about the players health, why were the teams trainers the ones giving the drugs to the players? See no evil etc.
I am certainly saddened by all of this stupidity. I truly believe that all new records will be tarnished forever. As for the old timers, good for them, hey they just drank until they fell over. Shame on the new blood, who single handily have ruined all of sports records. Will there ever be a time in our life time which we can say with certainty that, "he didn't cheat"? Since there still are 103 names on the MLB list of cheaters, who is to say Cal Rypken isn't on the list, he played in 2001. You never know?
I like the Cal Ripken theory. Afterall, the dude played in like 43 million consecutive games. Iron man or juice monkey? Steroids do provide a great deal of longevity and ability to prevent injuries. Interesting note: A-Roid only missed one game in the three years he claimed to have used steroids. You might be on to something.
ReplyDeleteyou know what phill i was watching the mlb network the other day and there was a story about cal ripken and it got me wondering did he take it? i mean he played for what like 10 straight years with our missing a game...and he did that with out and steriods?
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