Wheres the Tougher Steroid Policy?
The brass of baseball — i.e. the commissioner, the owner’s union, and the players union, have still not agreed on a tougher steroid policy. We’re seeing this season that players are still using steroids. Nine players have been caught using steroids, including Rafael Palmeiro of the Orioles and Juan Rincon of the Twins. Yet for this form of cheating, the commissioner’s office hands down a pathetic 10-day suspension. And if Congress hadn’t made a mockery of the original policy, it would have included a clause that would keep the guilty player’s name out of the public eye, along with another clause that would have allowed a guilty player to pay a $10,000 fine to get out of the suspension. Is that the best these guys can do? Bud Selig has said he’s lobbied for tougher punishments, but he has had no luck going against the player’s union. What’s new? Don’t the fans deserve more from baseball and its superstars than cover-ups and shoddy information regarding issues that put into jeopardy the
