Now the smart-asses speak

Given the Mitchell Report is 406 pages, that would mean the only people able to comment on it would be those super-smart speed readers.

Well, heaven almighty, there are some STUPID people who can speed read, which I find absolutely hilarious. I honestly am not surprised by names I’ve heard (even the ones that were rumored on the list, and then never showed up on the list… which, if the person never did any steroids/hgh, it should be a surprise if they’re on the list), and can’t wait for more to come out - because the more names that come out, the less people will be able to bitch about asterisks and stat removal. This is a natural progression for competition.

Competition suffers from one major thing - competition. And in order to get the best edge against another team, lines and boundaries get blurred, and people may ‘cheat.’ Where do you draw the line though? A corked bat equals complete removal of all batting stats?  Or what about a player being so ingrained within an economic system of a ballclub, a new stadium is built purely to help them hit homeruns (should the HRs not count? or the club be forced to close)?  I took out the murder example, and substituted another that I don’t feel really fits the way it should anyway.  But back to the point, performance enhancers were never going to just go away, I mean, there are players making tens of millions of dollars because of these drugs, why the HELL would people want to kill their only chance of a payday?  And ultimately, the desire to win is always going to cause these athletes/competitors to do whatever is necessary.

I guess another big thing about sport is the fan interpretation - I mean, Aaron had to go through asterisk talks, Roger Maris HAD an asterisk… I just think, in 40 years, all these stats will remain, some will be beaten, but all will exist in controversy, as is evident in EVERY single record within the sport of Baseball. You don’t think Bonds should have his HRs because he’s an asshole in the clubhouse? Correct me if I’m wrong, but Babe Ruth probably makes Bonds look like a Saint.

In 20 years, who cares? Like I said, everyone will be using HGH. And at that time, someone will be approaching another hallowed mark only to be criticized by the masses.

Either way, holy crap there are a lot of idiots talking about this right now (me included).