The news that Sammy Sosa tested positive for Performance Enhancing Drugs during the Cubby run to the NLCS in 2003 was not exactly Pearly Harbor as far as surprises. It did get me thinking which is always dangerous. Of the high level clowns involved in steroids & P.E.D's, who is the most obnoxious, arrogant pinhead of all these lying, cheating S.O.B's?
Let's begin with that infamous St. Patricks Day in 2005 when the knucklehead patrol visited Capitol Hill.
Rafael Palmiero looked directly into the camera and flatly stated he'd never taken steroids, then tested positive. With Mark McGwire you almost expected to see the cartoon birds and angels flying around as he declined to speak of the past and wanted to turn this into a positive. He's since been easier to find than Jimmy Hoffa. Sammy Sosa was able to carve out some pretty good King's English when it was time for a love-fest style interview or a paid endorsement. That day he just got off the boat and needed an interpreter. Failed test. Bonds and Clemens have taken the Pete Rose route and formed that familiar duet. Deny & Lie. Coming soon to an ampitheater near you. Remember the end scene in Animal House? A young Kevin Bacon is standing in the streets of Faber with a crazed mob running towards him screaming "all is well"! That reminds me of Rocket & Barry. Ignore the pile of evidence and simply shout what you want people to think or believe. We could get into the billion denials we got from Marion Jones and the rocket scientists from Track & Field, but we're focusing on baseball for now. Looking forward to who you find most contemptible of this group or if, like me, they all want to make you puke and smack them upside the head.
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What if there were 2 leagues, one for those on steroids and PEDs and one for those who are not; an MLB Juiced and an MLB? And, for the sake of argument, let's assume that the Juiced league throws the ball harder and hits the ball further and more often and generally is more spectacular to watch than regular MLB, which would be more popular? Which would get the TV money? (I know which league BALCO would advertise in).
I would like to think that regular MLB would win out.
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