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I wasn't terribly surprised to find out that he used Performance Enhancing Drugs, supposedly when he was with the Rangers from 2001-2003. I was excited though. Because every name that comes out as associated with PEDs lightens the load on the San Francisco Savior, Barry Bonds, who has unfairly taken the brunt of this controversy for the last near decade. And this is a huge name. Just like Clemens was. What brings me the greatest joy is thinking about all those people and writers who, during the build-up to and after Barry hit #756, said it will be so great when A-Rod breaks Barry's record, and the record will be saved and clean. And now they have nothing. They will just have to live with the fact that this era of baseball happened. People were overreacting so bad back then (in '07, when Barry was doing his thing). I remember one of their insanely stupid concerns was that the next generation of baseball fans wouldn't really know or care about Hank Aaron, because he wouldn't be on top of the list, because he would be obscurred by this "dirty" player. Right. No that's exactly right. Babe Ruth and Willie Mays were 2nd and 3rd on the HR list, and I don't think many people from my generation even know who they are.
When are people going to realize that this is simply just another era in baseball history? There was a time when the sport was not integrated. There was a time when the pitcher's mound was lower. There was a time when a lot of players used steroids. Even the best ones. Even the ones everyone thought were clean. I'd say that's one of the most interesting parts about this whole thing. Everyone thought A-rod was clean. So, now, literally anyone could be guilty. Will it be a surprise if an investigation outs the likes of Griffey or Puljos? Not to me. This brings me to the Hall of Fame. How are you not gonna put A-Rod in the Hall of Fame. How are you not gonna put Bonds in? Clemens. Etc Etc. I think you can make a case against McGwire and Sosa, because they were so 1-Dimensional, but say an association with PEDs disqualifies someone, well that is just stupid. There was no penalty for using these substances when these guys were using them! So blame baseball. Blame Bud Selig. But don't vote a guy in just because he never got caught, while keeping those who did out. Because we just can't know about everyone. All the media talked about how Ricky Henderson was a first-ballot Hall of Famer if there ever was one. And he did of course get in on his first ballot. But how do we know he wasn't on 'roids? Sure, he probably wasn't. But you have to acknowledge the possibility. Yes, I see the point about how this steroid era is different than other eras because some players gained an advantage over others (at least when baseball was segregated it was segregated for everyone). But let us remember this: Hank Aaron naver had to face pitchers on steroids. Maybe we should brand an asterisk on his record-breaking home run ball.

In short, it's not really that big of a deal that A-Rod is now A-Roid, except for the fact that it makes Barry look better. And good for A-Roid to kind of blame baseball, talking about how PEDs were just ingrained in the culture. Although it was kind of funny how he talked about 5 years ago like it was a half century ago ("Back then.....At that time....."). Also, Bonds is totally being unfairly persecuted. This is the worst misuse of taxpayer money since the War in Iraq.