NEW YORK – It was only a matter of time before the sports world was exposed to the laundry list of MLB players who
Roger Clemens (Photo: Kelly Vitolo/SC)
have gone to the syringe using steroids.With Alex Rodriguez admitting cheating while with the Texas Rangers during the 2001 through 2003 seasons and Miguel Tejada getting hit with charges for lying during a Congressional investigation on steroids the list will only continue to grow.
Getting most of the attention lately has been Barry Bonds who’s trial starts the beginning of March and Roger Clemens, shown in the photo pitching for Houston, who is under intense investigation for perjury.
Bonds entered a not-guilty plea last week.
The sorriest part of the A-Rod situation is that MLB knew he had failed tests for performance-enhancing drugs during his American League MVP season. That raises a very interesting question.
Although it is too late for the Rangers to take back their $250 million contract that the injecting player has received and possibly spent, should A-Rod be stripped of that MVP trophy and any records associated with it?
People were screaming for Bonds to have an asterisk next to his name and the ball in Cooperstown just hours after he hit it over the fence breaking Hank Aaron’s homerun record.
Fair is fair, if Bonds has an asterisk, A-Rod certainly deserves one. And if A-Rod gets one, Clemens should if he is found guilty, and so should Jason Giambi or anyone else who has bats, gloves and balls honoring them in Cooperstown.
If Clemens is finally found to have used juice during his record-setting career and joins the list of stars who have admitted use, it may be time to call in a crew from HGTV to redecorate Cooperstown with an array of asterisks.
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