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(1) We are accusing players of breaking rules that never existed in MLB. Now ask, why didn't baseball have strict rules? Maybe because the owners, not the players, benefitied the most from roids.
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The Mitchell Report clearly outlines the policies they broke, including drug policies that were in place before the 2002 agreement. Like taking drugs that the federal government had declared controlled substances.
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You really think the owners/GMs were completely in the dark? They gave these roided players millions of dollars (and continue to do so) to sell tickets and make $.
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Glad to see you agree with Mitchell as he pointed fingers at everyone involved in baseball at every level from former commissioners, current commissioners, owners, general managers, players, agents and the media.
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(2) Players like Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds are victims/scapegoats of this war on steroids. How many athletes (pro, college, high school) actually take steroids? A LOT! And assuming Clemens and Bonds' name/legacy are disgraced further, how many will continue to use steroids? A LOT!
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Right, future faults mean that we shouldn't try and stop behavior that kills people.
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Players like Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds are not the problem. Maybe we should target, I don't know, the supplement manufacturers?
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Baseball can only target those people within baseball. You will notice that the Federal Government is not going after users but after suppliers. Baseball can't ban BALCO from existing, the Fed Gov can. Please realize that MLB can only change what MLB does.