The Juice is Loose!

So it has been reported that Baseball players do use steroids. This all began with the Balco law suit, and Bonds' personal trainer being one of the individuals distributing steroids to MLB stars such as Jason Giambi, Garry Shefield, and of course Bonds himself.

Jason Giambi testified how he injected human growth hormone, known as hGH, in his stomach, testosterone into his buttocks, rubbed an undetectable steroid knows as ``the cream'' on his body and placed drops of another, called ``the clear,'' under his tongue, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. However a year ago he testified to never taking any performance enhancing drugs, but now he says that he used them for 3 years; including the 2000 season when he won the AL MVP award. Now it seems that one of the largest contracts in baseball history may be terminated by the Yankees due to the violation.

Following Giambi's foot steps were his brother Jermy Giambi, and Garry Sheffield also of the Yankees. Although Sheffield never reportedly took hGH or testosterone injections, he did admit to using the clear and the cream. Then there is the trophy in all this - the alleged best player in MLB history has now tainted just about all he has accomplished.

Barry Bonds has reportedly admitted to using the clear & the cream. He claimed that he was told they were flaxseed oil and arthritic balm respectively, but seriously for a guy who is as methodical as Bonds, do you really think he just said "Ok, thanks for the great stuff man!"? Of course he knew what he was taking, and he and the rest of MLB players continue to lie about it even if they are testifying under oath.

Baseball is tainted, and it’s unfortunate that one of America’s oldest games has fallen from a once prosperous perch. It should have been evident that when the MLB players association was so strongly against drug testing that something was going on. Jose Canseco wrote that as many as 40% or more of players used some form of steroid. Ken Caminetti won his MVP award while shooting up the junk, and now more high profile dominos are starting to fall. Why is baseball so different from other jobs, NBA, NFL, NHL all have drug policies, even I had to prove that I was clean prior to assuming my position.

Rid this filth out of baseball, I would rather watch a crappy game where I know all the players are clean as opposed to watching guys hit the ball 425 feet 70+ times a season. Get the junkies out, make an example of Giambi (both of them), Bonds, Sheffield. Make the punishment so harsh that no player would want to mess with that crap again, and test every player prior to spring training. Better yet, call them up right now during the off season and have them pass it now.