Lets not overreact to the problem of drugs in sports.
Why do anything about it now? Lets wait until David Eckstein breaks the lifetime record for homeruns by a shortstop by hitting 1000 dingers. We don't want to invade anyone's privacy after all. Hey, Shakespeare was probably on steroids when he wrote Macbeth.
I know what we can do. Lets have two hall of fames. One for the average Joe and one for the Frankensteins of today. So what if Barry Bonds doesn't live to see his 40th birthday. So what if millions of impressionable kids are getting the message 'just win baby' and 'put up numbers'.
Its only right that we reserve punishment only for those who are honest enough to admit what they did. Jason Jiambi will get his contract revoked. Those who don't own up to it shouldn't have to suffer with him. Lets make testing random, but only once a decade and then only for those who weigh less than 155 pounds. After all, it would be stereotyping (another subject) to test those who weigh over 220 and hit more than 65 homers per year.
Do you remember Kenesaw? Probably not, but he was the first commissioner of baseball. In fact he became the commissioner because of a scandal in the beloved sport we know. The infamous black sox scandal had soiled the fair name of baseball. Eight players were suspended because they threw games for a payoff. Shoeless Joe Jackson would be in the hall of fame today if he hadn't been suspended.
Bud Selig has a situation on his hands. Barry Bonds has taken steroids. Barry Bonds is also on a pace to break Hank Aaron's all time homerun record. In fact the way he has been hitting the ball he could hit more than Aaron and Ruth combined. How much is that record really worth? What does it do to the 'game'? Yes, 'game' is in quotes.
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