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unreal654 · December 20th, 2007, 08:46 AM

I honestly think all of this steroid drama will blow over pretty quickly. By the second month of the season, I doubt there will be much media attention because the fans will have moved on. New stories will unfold once spring rolls around, and we will have brighter things to talk about.

I don't like the idea of an asterisk for steroid users because it should be a fan's decision how to give meaning to an accomplishment. An asterisk, to me, is an insult to my baseball knowledge... and also redundant. We know what happened with steroids, and any future fans will have plenty of writing on the subject to educate themselves about the era. Let the fans make their own decision about the record.

I don't understand why many people are so quick judge players. It almost feels like fans are using a guilty until proven innocent attitude. I don't think we are being fair to the players that actually were clean.. which appears to be the majority of the league. Maybe I'm being naive, but I will take a players word. If the evidence against a player is there, then I'm not all that worried about people admiring a liar and a cheat. We can't change the past. We can change the future. At least baseball is cleaning up it's act. Better late than never...

December 20th, 2007, 08:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
unreal654 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 332	I honestly think all of this steroid drama will blow over pretty quickly. By the second month of the season, I doubt there will be much media attention because the fans will have moved on. New stories will unfold once spring rolls around, and we will have brighter things to talk about. I don't like the idea of an asterisk for steroid users because it should be a fan's decision how to give meaning to an accomplishment. An asterisk, to me, is an insult to my baseball knowledge... and also redundant. We know what happened with steroids, and any future fans will have plenty of writing on the subject to educate themselves about the era. Let the fans make their own decision about the record. I don't understand why many people are so quick judge players. It almost feels like fans are using a guilty until proven innocent attitude. I don't think we are being fair to the players that actually were clean.. which appears to be the majority of the league. Maybe I'm being naive, but I will take a players word. If the evidence against a player is there, then I'm not all that worried about people admiring a liar and a cheat. We can't change the past. We can change the future. At least baseball is cleaning up it's act. Better late than never...